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Moves by real estate companies and analyses from city agencies yield a blueprint for where affordable—and not so affordable—units could go in the borough with the city’s lowest rents and…

ByKate Pastor 3Comments

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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Endangered Species: A Rent-Controlled Apartment

Myth: Rent-controlled tenants get an unbelievable deal. Reality: They can be hit with huge annual rent increases. That’s why advocates want the shrinking number of rent-controlled apartments added to Albany’s…

ByKen Thorbourne 134Comments

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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Policies Chip Away at Homeless Count

After homelessness soared during Bill de Blasio’s first year in office, the city last month saw its biggest drop in the family shelter population in nearly four years. But there’s…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Mar 2015

Government Housing and Homelessness

City Hall Holding its Cards Close in Debate Over Rent Laws

On key rent-regulation issues—vacancy bonuses, preferential rents, individual apartment improvements, major capital improvements—it will remain unclear for a few weeks what the administration’s specific “ask” will be.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Landlord Group Sees Little Change Ahead in Rent Laws

With a new Assembly speaker in place, rent regulations seem likely to be renewed without significant changes, Rent Stabilization Association head Joseph Strasburg said in an interview.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness

East New York Groups Want Details on Housing Plan

It’s not quite right to say that East New York advocates are opposed to the mayor’s plan to develop the area. It’s not quite right to say that they’re satisfied…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Worries About Process, Long-Term Impact Greet NYCHA Deal

A deal to sell a stake in six buildings to a private developer is already signed and sealed—a major reason it drew sometimes heated questions at a City Council hearing.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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May 2014

Housing and Homelessness

Some Cautious in Reacting to Mayor's Housing Plan

Amid widespread praise for the mayor’s 10-year, 200,000-unit, $41 billion affordable housing plan, a few notes of caution were sounded.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2014

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Housing Plan Promises Inclusion, Density

The mayor’s housing vision describes an array of programs the administration will pursue to build or preserve 200,000 units. But the key is the rezoning of several city neighborhoods.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2014

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Decade-Long Feud Over Bronx Buildings Erupts Anew

Tenant organizations and a group of companies linked to a key real-estate operator were back in court last week arguing over the aftermath of a 2005 defamation lawsuit.

ByJordan Moss 0Comments

Bronx Sites Where de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Could Go

NYC’s Endangered Species: A Rent-Controlled Apartment

De Blasio Policies Chip Away at Homeless Count

City Hall Holding its Cards Close in Debate Over Rent Laws

Landlord Group Sees Little Change Ahead in Rent Laws

East New York Groups Want Details on Housing Plan

Worries About Process, Long-Term Impact Greet NYCHA Deal

Some Cautious in Reacting to Mayor's Housing Plan

De Blasio Housing Plan Promises Inclusion, Density

Decade-Long Feud Over Bronx Buildings Erupts Anew

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