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A year into NextGeneration NYCHA, earlier fears the revenue would fall short appear to have been unfounded. But the authority’s budget gaps remain large.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Sees New Efforts Offering Less Fiscal Salvation

The Authority revealed that its financial picture is worse than expected, in large part because it has revised downward its projections of savings and new revenue from the NextGen plan.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Ayes and Nays on Mayor’s Zoning Changes Pave Way for Bigger Questions

The Council vote on MIH and ZQA represented a historic change to the rules of development in New York City and a huge political victory on the mayor. Its impact…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Council Sees 5 Sticking Points on De Blasio Rezoning Plan

Legislators’ concerns over the plan to rezone East New York mirror their worries about the mayor’s citywide proposals. A deal seems likely. Its exact shape remains anybody’s guess.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Max & Murphy on Housing: Poison Pills and Looming Votes

The housing commissioner names names, a Council caucus states terms and the yeas and nays are just days away for East New York.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

The 10 Concerns Councilmembers Had About Mayor’s Inclusionary Housing Proposal

A very, very condensed version of the discussion at the City Council hearing on the first of the mayor’s two citywide zoning proposals.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Uncategorized

City Council Announces Bill to Increase Pay, Reform Position

Instead of sticking with a commission’s recommendation of a $138,315 salary for Council members, up from $112,500, the legislation being introduced will outline a salary of $148,500.

ByGotham Gazette 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Uncategorized

Just Ahead of Oversight Hearing, City Announces Ethnic Media Plan

New York has about 95 ethnic newspapers with a combined circulation of 2.9 million people, but, in the past, city government has largely relied on English-language publications. Is that changing?

ByGotham Gazette 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Video

Video: Sharp Differences Over NYCHA Development Plan

The notion of developing new apartments on NYCHA land has divided allies in the fight to save public housing in New York. That polite but passionate disagreement was on display…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2016

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