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“What if, instead of living under the boot of absentee landlords and corporate ownership, tenants had the right to control their own buildings and destinies? What if our rent went…

ByRed Young 0Comments

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Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Revived Third Party Transfer Program Could Expand Community Ownership in NYC, Supporters Say

By proactively targeting landlords who neglect their properties to turn a profit, a revamped Third Party Transfer program that prioritizes community ownership could help break the cycles of disinvestment, speculation,…

ByEmily Drane 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Proposed State ‘Social Housing’ Authority Would Build Affordable Homes Outside the Private Market

The latest housing proposal to hit the state legislature would create a new Social Housing Development Authority (SHDA) to oversee the development of social housing—homes created “for the public good,”…

ByChris Janaro 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

ANALYSIS: ‘Social Housing’ Bills Expose Ideological Rift Among Housing Providers

The saga of The Windermere, though unique in many respects, is emblematic of why the city’s need for deeply affordable housing and the interests of many for-profit owners and developers…

ByDoug Turetsky 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Groups Tell Speaker Adams: Time is Now for ‘Social Housing’ Bills

Albany’s inaction has made it more urgent for the council speaker to help pass a package of bills aimed at boosting the supply of homes accessible to, and controlled by,…

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Taking Vacant Land And Power Back from the NYPD

“These same vacant lots have 314,048 square feet of residentially zoned land on which new affordable housing units may be built, as well as 114,2071 square feet with the potential…

ByBrianna Soleyn 2Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: With Community Land Trusts Back in the Spotlight, Lessons from 1970s NYC

"Now, longtime neighborhood residents across the city, people who put up with dangerous housing conditions for decades because they had no choice, but who fought to improve their neighborhoods, finally…

ByHarriet Cohen 2Comments

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Mar 2023

Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Suburbs Need Social Housing

“The suburbs need to do their part in providing housing. But relying on the same old market tactics that created this crisis in the first place won’t solve the problem…

ByKatelin Penner 0Comments

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Mar 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Social Housing in the Spotlight: NYC Lawmakers Seek ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Tackling Affordability Crisis

Councilmembers are weighing a slate of bills to expand programs and resources that follow the model of social housing—deeply affordable homes built “for public good” rather than profit, what supporters…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Feb 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 23-March 1

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

Opinion: Helping NYC Tenants Take Over Their Buildings

Revived Third Party Transfer Program Could Expand Community Ownership in NYC, Supporters Say

Opinion: Taking Vacant Land And Power Back from the NYPD

Opinion: With Community Land Trusts Back in the Spotlight, Lessons from 1970s NYC

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