Community Opportunity to Purchase Act Archives

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The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), a federal subsidy, has created and preserved affordable rents for decades. Now, its expiration could force residents out.

ByEmma Grimes 2Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Time for a Shift in NYC’s Affordable Housing Plans?

“A parade of mayors, Democrat and Republican, have also predominantly relied on the private sector over the past 40 years to address the city’s lack of affordable housing. Yet here…

ByDoug Turetsky 0Comments

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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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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

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

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Jan 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Governor Hochul’s State of Housing

“As Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to deliver the speech that could define her first full term, she has an opportunity to set a path of real progress on housing.…

ByJumaane Williams 2Comments

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Rise of the ‘SHIMBY’? New Report Outlines Steps to Social Housing

A new report describes the path to social housing in New York through 20 policy proposals, from overhauling the property tax code and abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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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

Brooklyn Tenants Brace for ‘Doomsday’ As Their Affordable Housing Deal Nears Its End

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

Opinion: Governor Hochul’s State of Housing

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

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