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Faith leaders write that they are praying for the governor and mayor to come together on a massive supportive-housing initiative to continue a successful policy effort that began when another…

ByLaura Jervis and Marc L. Greenberg 1Comment

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Dec 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Will the City’s Rezoning Plan for East Harlem Heed Community’s Vision?

An elaborate community planning process underway in East Harlem has the Council speaker’s backing, foundation support, critics and fans. What it doesn’t have is a sense of whether and how…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Dec 2015

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De Blasio Housing Plan Gets a Boost from Manhattan Beep

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer recommended approval of the mayor’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan after the administration agreed to address a range of concerns about the proposal. She rejected a…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2015

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The Complicated Research on how Gentrification Affects the Poor

Conventional wisdom is that gentrification displaces the poor. Research contradicts that—but it doesn’t paint a simple or fully reassuring picture.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

In Mayor’s Fight Against Inequality, NYCHA Chair Faces Toughest Battle

In Bill de Blasio’s effort to create a more equal city, the housing authority—a successful Big Government program that now faces existential threats—is the ultimate test flight. And Shola Olatoye…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 2Comments

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Nov 2015

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Bronx Beep Diaz Rejects de Blasio’s Proposed Zoning Changes

The Bronx Borough Board voted against City Hall’s proposals.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Bronx Progressive Sees Pragmatism in Controversial NYCHA Moves

Initiatives to develop mixed-income housing on NYCHA land and move a substantial number of apartments from public housing to other programs have some advocates concerned. But they have Ritchie Torres’s…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 7Comments

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Does NYCHA’s Development Plan Vindicate John Rhea?

The former NYCHA chairman was vilified for his plan to develop housing-authority land. Now that the de Blasio administration has issued its own infill plan, is it time for another…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness Video

City Housing Chief Aims to Rebut Concerns About Displacement

As many community boards around the city balk at proposed zoning changes, Commissioner Vicki Been cites research suggesting fears of displacement are overblown.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Nov 2015

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