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The first residential tower at the controversial Brooklyn development was supposed to pave the way for faster, cheaper housing construction using modular design. Internal state documents suggest the unique approach…

ByNorman Oder 3Comments

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Jul 2015

Uncategorized

A Biography of East New York

A Brooklyn Historical Society event moderated by City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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May 2015

In Depth

UrbaNERD: A Year of Construction Accidents in New York City

City records display a sometimes hidden side of daily life in the city—the minor mishaps and serious accidents that occur on construction sites.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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May 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

De Blasio Administration Seeks to Develop NYCHA Land

Facing a growing fiscal crisis and crumbling infrastructure, City Hall has called for building affordable housing—and, in some cases, market-rate apartments—on Housing Authority land as part of a broad strategy…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 1Comment

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Dec 2014

Housing and Homelessness

Bronx BP Disses Anarchists and Gives a New View on Gentrification

Ruben Diaz, Jr. believes new affordable housing must serve people with relatively high incomes—not to attract that crowd, but to keep them from leaving.

ByJarrett Murphy 16Comments

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Oct 2014

Housing and Homelessness News

City Revamping its Affordable Housing Toolkit

Mayor de Blasio’s housing plan was full of ambition and ideas. Achieving them will require streamlining and rearranging the city’s housing development system, says HPD’s commissioner.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2014

Housing and Homelessness News

Both Sides in Atlantic Yards Dispute Believe in Modular

The developer Forest City Ratner and the construction firm Skanska have had a bitter parting of ways over a stalled construction project. But both say they still believe in the…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2014

Housing and Homelessness

Brooklyn Tenants Battle Gentrification on Many Fronts

You can debate whether gentrification is good or bad for neighborhoods. But it’s clear that many low-income tenants aren’t simply sitting and waiting to be pushed out of their homes.

ByIan Marsh 0Comments

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Apr 2014

Housing and Homelessness

Mixed Views of Gentrification's Threat in East New York

The area’s improvement—thanks to community action and city policy—is undeniable. What’s debated is whether the same displacement seen in Bed-Stuy and Bushwick is headed that way.

ByGerard Flynn 0Comments

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Feb 2014

Housing and Homelessness

Churches Become Housing in Bushwick

One former Lutheran church being converted to housing will include affordable units. It’s unclear whether another former house of worship will offer non-market apartments as well.

ByIan Marsh 0Comments

Documents Reveal Woes at Pioneering Atlantic Yards Building

A Biography of East New York

UrbaNERD: A Year of Construction Accidents in New York City

De Blasio Administration Seeks to Develop NYCHA Land

Bronx BP Disses Anarchists and Gives a New View on Gentrification

City Revamping its Affordable Housing Toolkit

Both Sides in Atlantic Yards Dispute Believe in Modular

Brooklyn Tenants Battle Gentrification on Many Fronts

Mixed Views of Gentrification's Threat in East New York

Churches Become Housing in Bushwick

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