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Housing and Homelessness

NYC2036? How the 2012 Olympics Bid Reshaped New York City

David Brand | August 9, 2021

A look at how New York’s failed efforts to host the world’s biggest sporting event succeeded in reshaping huge swaths of the city, from Hunters Point to Citi Field. ‘New York never needed the Games, but we did need the infrastructure,’ one expert said.

2020 campaign
A homeless couple in San Franscisco in 2010.

This Year, Running for President Means Talking About the Housing Crisis

Sadef Ali Kully | February 10, 2020

More than in any campaign in recent memory, housing has become a key topic in the 2020 presidential race, reflecting a national housing crisis spanning from megacities like New York and San Francisco to smaller urban centers like Cleveland and rural areas like Randolph County, Georgia.

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Launched by Bloomberg, City’s Anti-Poverty Lab Works Quietly Under de Blasio

Jonelle Carrera | June 27, 2018

The Center for Economic Opportunity was the high-profile heart of an anti-poverty push that earned Mayor Bloomberg many plaudits and some flak. The initiative lives on under his successor.

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De Blasio is Pressed to Use More Federal Tools Against Homelessness

Jarrett Murphy | October 25, 2017

The mayor unlocked a door between homeless shelters and public housing that his predecessor had closed. Some advocates want de Blasio to open it event wider.

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Max & Murphy: Gifford Miller with a Candidate’s View on a Campaign’s Final Hours

Jarrett Murphy | September 11, 2017

The former Council speaker and 2005 mayoral candidate talks about what it’s like in the closing moments of a long campaign, reveals that “The Wedding Crashers” was a source of strength as the ’05 race ground on, and belts out his signature song: La Borinqueña.

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Max & Murphy: De Blasio’s Cabinet Under the Microscope, Rezonings Under Consideration

Jarrett Murphy | May 8, 2017

The correction commissioner’s driving habits and the deputy mayor for development’s corporate past have them under scrutiny by city investigators and housing advocates, respectively.

In Depth

Immigrants Face Threats and NYC’s Sanctuary Faces Limits

Jarrett Murphy | March 14, 2017

Bill de Blasio has added significantly to New York’s decades-old effort to protect the undocumented. But when it comes to fully resisting Trump’s aggro enforcement policy, the city’s political will and legal authority are limited.

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13 Years After Blocking New Development, Staten Island Hopes to Welcome Just Enough of it

Abigail Savitch-Lew | March 14, 2017

In 2004 the island was rezoned to preserve suburban character and restrict population growth. Now islanders have decided they want a thriving downtown as well as quiet streets, so the zoning maps are again open for an edit.

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Community Boards Reflect on their Votes For, and Against, Bloomberg Rezonings

Abigail Savitch-Lew | February 14, 2017

There were good intentions, but some boards and certainly the Bloomberg administration underestimated the threat of gentrification, board members say.

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Will Rezoning Cause or Resist Displacement? Data Paints an Incomplete Picture

Abigail Savitch-Lew | January 10, 2017

Some community groups fear that rezonings will force low-income residents out. City Hall says rezonings are needed to prevent further loss of affordability. Amid a lack of clear evidence, any risks of the de Blasio rezonings will be borne primarily by low-income communities of color.

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