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

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

As City Health Dept. Weighs New Lead Paint Standard, a Push for Stricter Enforcement

Advocates want the city to take a more proactive approach to lead paint inspections and enforcement, saying the current system contains loopholes that allow property owners to skirt the rules.…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness

The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over NYC—The Numbers Don’t Lie

Corporations exist to make profit. In the housing context, corporate landlords extract as much profit from their investments as possible. The results are rent increases, cost-cutting on building maintenance, reductions…

BySateesh Nori 1Comment

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYC Slow to Issue Thousands of ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Rent Vouchers for Homeless Residents

Ten months after the Biden Administration supplied New York City with a trove of new Section 8 vouchers to house homeless residents, just over 5 percent have actually been used…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

Carrión Takes Helm at NYC Housing Agency After Stint as ‘Worst Evictor’ Consultant

New York City’s new housing commissioner is returning to public office after a years-long stint working with a quick-to-evict Bronx developer recently subject to a state investigation, raising concerns among…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Dec 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Five Years After Fatal Radiator Explosion, Bronx Tenants Continue Fight for Safer Housing

The tragedy galvanized residents of 710-720 Hunts Point Ave., where the incident took place, to demand safer conditions. A half decade later, they’re still fighting for fixes. “We’ll never forget…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Leaders List Priorities for Next HUD Regional Chief, as Biden Considers Brooklyn Councilmember

Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel—who represents the 41st District of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Crown Heights—is President Joe Biden’s likely pick as next New York-New Jersey regional administrator for the…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Mar 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

City’s Preliminary Budget Offers More Housing Funds, But Maintains Cuts to Some Programs

HPD would see its capital funding restored with a slight increase in the mayor’s preliminary budget for fiscal year 2022. However, a few initiatives — such as a pilot program…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Uncategorized

A Look at the City’s ‘Blueprint’ Plan to Address Decades of Housing Inequities

The “Where We Live” report, released by HPD, outlines the city’s plans to create more equitable housing and capital investments by the year 2050 and further its Fair Housing goals.

BySadef Ali Kully 6Comments

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