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‘In many of the nation’s big cities, hunger and homelessness remain rampant. But given that Mayor de Blasio is enacting so many progressive policies to combat poverty, why are these…

ByJoel Berg

ByGiselle Routhier 1Comment

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Sep 2018

Government Housing and Homelessness

Rent-Regulation Dominates Cuomo and Nixon’s Competing Housing Policies

Vacancy decontrol, vacancy bonuses, preferential rents: Where do they stand?

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Brownsville Plan Gains Momentum, Sparks Hope and Anxiety

The one-year-old Brownsville Plan includes no rezoning and long-sought community resources, but many residents still have concerns about gentrification and the details of implementation.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Aug 2018

Opinion

CityViews: The Lessons We Learned From Saving Parkchester

‘Parkchester’s rebirth reflects the best of New York and stands as a lesson for communities throughout the country seeking to preserve and enlarge their stock of affordable housing.’

ByMichael Lappin 8Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Wash. Heights Tenants Wonder: Is the Problem the Leak, or the Landlord?

Water damage and mold are rampant in rent-stabilized apartments at the West 174th Street address. Tenants suspect an effort to get them out. The landlord insists it’s just a leak.

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

In Council Chambers and a Member’s Office, Voices of Dissent on Inwood Rezoning

After a Council committee approved the Inwood rezoning, a lawmaker had harsh words for the mayor. And back in the neighborhood, Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez faced protesters occupying his office.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Inwood Rezoning Sees Major Amendment, Passes First Council Votes

The controversial ‘Commercial U’ is out, and the rezoning has cleared its subcommittee and committee votes.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Jul 2018

Housing and Homelessness

City Moves to Get Nonprofits’ Help Keeping Landlords on Track

The Partners in Preservation program, first mentioned in the update to the mayor’s housing plan issued in November, expects to seek nonprofit bidders by year’s end.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Jul 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Councilmember at Center of Inwood Rezoning Process Says Negotiations Continue

Ydanis Rodriguez would not specify which parts of the rezoning were still being negotiated with the city but said he was looking at all options—especially those pertaining to the Commercial…

BySadef Ali Kully 8Comments

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Jul 2018

Housing and Homelessness

First Signs of Progress After Far Rockaway Rezoning

The city’s announcement of a developer for one site and financing for the first phase of work at another encountered cautious optimism among neighborhood stakeholders.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

CityViews: De Blasio Can Fulfill his Progressive Promise by Retooling his Housing Plan

Rent-Regulation Dominates Cuomo and Nixon’s Competing Housing Policies

Brownsville Plan Gains Momentum, Sparks Hope and Anxiety

CityViews: The Lessons We Learned From Saving Parkchester

Wash. Heights Tenants Wonder: Is the Problem the Leak, or the Landlord?

In Council Chambers and a Member’s Office, Voices of Dissent on Inwood Rezoning

Inwood Rezoning Sees Major Amendment, Passes First Council Votes

City Moves to Get Nonprofits’ Help Keeping Landlords on Track

Councilmember at Center of Inwood Rezoning Process Says Negotiations Continue

First Signs of Progress After Far Rockaway Rezoning

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