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“The governor and New York State Legislature should begin a process of discarding all property tax abatements that primarily serve the interests of landlords and developers (not tenants), and end…

ByMarty Rowland 3Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Forget 421a—New York Needs Radical Reform to Solve Housing Crisis

” We propose a new hybrid financing model that would combine a land value tax (LVT) and community land trusts (CLTs) to address New York’s changing fiscal environment as well…

ByJohn Choe

ByMarty Rowland 2Comments

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Apr 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Community Land Trusts Would Get First Dibs at Buying Properties Under Revised Council Bill

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) has the backing of organizations that preserve affordable housing, but has encountered criticism from the real estate industry and skepticism from city housing…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

Kathy Hochul’s first State of the State proposal included sweeping plans for affordable housing, free legal assistance for low-income tenants and sending social workers into the subways to conduct homeless…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

Lack of Affordable Housing Fuels Health Disparities in Central Brooklyn, Student-Led Report Says

“Part of it is a little sad. I’m looking at all these statistics—the rates of rent-burdened residents, the poor housing conditions. When you see it in print, it makes it…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jun 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis

Resisting budget cuts is just part of the plan, they say. Changing how the housing market works is the deeper goal.

BySadef Ali Kully 10Comments

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Budget Could Boost City’s Nascent Community Land Trust Movement

The de Blasio administration has shown some openness to community land trusts, which offer a promising new approach to providing affordable housing in New York City. Now the Council is…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Report: Capture Some of the Boom in Inwood Real-Estate for Land Trusts

A report recommends using the revenue from tax-increment financing to fund community land trusts.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

Report: Amid Housing Crisis, NY Must Rethink How Land is Owned

Authors say that the nation’s current housing system fails communities and that political leaders must bring alternative models to scale.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 6Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness Uncategorized

City Dishes Inwood Library Details, Espaillat Sees a ‘Trojan Horse’

The city announced its selection of developers for the Inwood library site on Tuesday, two weeks before Community Board 12 will vote on the Inwood rezoning.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

Opinion: Let the J-51 Property Tax Abatement Die, Too

Opinion: Forget 421a—New York Needs Radical Reform to Solve Housing Crisis

Community Land Trusts Would Get First Dibs at Buying Properties Under Revised Council Bill

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

Lack of Affordable Housing Fuels Health Disparities in Central Brooklyn, Student-Led Report Says

Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis

Budget Could Boost City’s Nascent Community Land Trust Movement

Report: Capture Some of the Boom in Inwood Real-Estate for Land Trusts

Report: Amid Housing Crisis, NY Must Rethink How Land is Owned

City Dishes Inwood Library Details, Espaillat Sees a ‘Trojan Horse’

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