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Federal officials are supposed to screen the apartments that receive Section 8 rent assistance. But their inspection results are often at odd with what residents find.

ByHenry Gass 0Comments

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Jan 2013

Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall

After the city rezoned Williamsburg, affordable housing was supposed to be built on the grounds of a NYCHA project there. Seven years later, ground has not been broken.

ByMalik Singleton 0Comments

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Nov 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Reeling Before the Storm, Rockaways Complex Eyes Rescue

Ocean Village lost power after Sandy. But danger and deprivation were nothing new to its 1,000-plus residents, who hope a new owner and $110 million in public financing change the…

ByHella Winston 0Comments

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Aug 2012

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Agency, Developer Wrestle Over Atlantic Yards Affordability

Documents reveal tense negotiations between city housing officials and Forest City Ratner over the kind of affordable housing the first Atlantic Yards residential tower will provide. Turns out it’s different…

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Uncategorized

For Some Landlords, It's Not Easy Going Green

If New York is to meet PlanNYC’s goals, apartment buildings must get greener. While property owners and tenants both benefit from more efficient systems, getting them up and running takes…

ByPatrick Arden 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Industrial, Homeless Policies Clash in East New York

A plan to build subsidized housing in a zone reserved for manufacturing businesses pits efforts to reduce the shelter population against hopes of saving industrial New York.

ByNida Najar 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Report Sees Renters' Crisis

When a housing market collapse kicked America into recession, it was reasonable to hope that one benefit would be to reduce housing costs for low-income people. No such luck.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

As NYCHA Seeks Flexibility, Tenant Advocates Concerned

The city’s public housing agency wants rules relaxed to allow creative budgeting. But advocates for residents want stronger assurances that financial flexibility won’t come at the cost of tenant rights.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Three-Quarter Houses Mix Problems with Positives

The unregulated rooming houses often feature crowded, unsafe conditions. But even some critics point out that they play an important role in keeping people off the street.

ByPatrick Arden 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Lawsuits Target Three-Quarter Operators

At some dormitories for homeless people, lawyers allege, landlords forced tenants to attend particular drug programs and failed to provide safe housing. But operators say they were trying to do…

ByPatrick Arden 0Comments

Buildings Get High Marks—From Feds, Not Tenants

Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall

Reeling Before the Storm, Rockaways Complex Eyes Rescue

Agency, Developer Wrestle Over Atlantic Yards Affordability

For Some Landlords, It's Not Easy Going Green

Industrial, Homeless Policies Clash in East New York

Report Sees Renters' Crisis

As NYCHA Seeks Flexibility, Tenant Advocates Concerned

Three-Quarter Houses Mix Problems with Positives

Lawsuits Target Three-Quarter Operators

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