For a second year in a row, Mayor de Blasio’s Rent Guidelines Board has approved no hike in one-year leases for rent stabilized apartments. But will it arrest the deregulation that threatens the system?
That doesn’t mean–by a long shot–that the previous mayor is to blame, or that the current mayor isn’t. But it does suggest that the alleged NYPD corruption is not merely a symptom of the return of a “transactional mayor.”
From inviting in private developers to hiring nonprofits to run community centers to launching its own 501c3, the authority is embracing the private sector more than ever before. NYCHA says it’s a way to create opportunities and save apartments. Some tenant leaders wonder if resident voices will still be heard.
Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.
Gotham Gazette and City Limits break down the top housing policy stories of the past week.
More so than any of the other areas tabbed so far for rezonings under the mayor’s housing plan, LIC has dealt with the effects—good and bad—of Bloomberg-era land-use moves.
The system would document every commitment that gets made. One matter for debate: What exactly constitutes a commitment?
Many city property owners see a source of greener power in that ball of fire 93 million miles away. The risk of a fire closer to home, however, can make it problematic to erect solar panels on many buildings.
It’s unclear what the withdrawal of the city’s Flushing West rezoning proposal means for other neighborhoods.
As the mayor and City Council focus on creating a budget that provides essential services for all city residents, increasing support in the city’s budget for arts and culture should be a top priority.
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