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Advocates say the amount the city would save from the cuts, a meager $30 million, is not worth the loss of jobs, housing units and economic growth which could come…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Advocates Still Hope to Save Funding for Affordable Construction

The recently passed budget shifted capital spending on housing to later years. But some in the housing world think good news from Washington could lead the city to change course.

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness

COVID-19 Hit Hard in Areas With Deep Housing Violations: Report

Housing code violations, rent burdens and mortgage vulnerability were high in some of the areas that saw high coronavirus death rates.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jun 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Pols Decry Cuts to City Capital Budget

They say the reductions will exacerbate the housing crisis and worsen inequality—and not help the city close its budget gap.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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May 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Basement Apartment Program Buried by COVID-19 Budget Cuts

The program aimed to test ways to legalize basement apartments as a way to create new, sanctioned affordable housing units for tenants and help the moderate-income homeowners who might rent…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Tenants Wanted City to Take Keys to Fire-Scarred Building

Tenants of a rent-stabilized building testified in Brooklyn housing court after filing a lawsuit against their landlord and the city’s housing department over what they allege were a lack of…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City’s Housing Data Drop: Longer Shelter Stays. More Permanent Housing. NYCHA Rent Collection Lags.

The 2019 Mayor’s Management Report was full of interesting and esoteric statistics from the city’s various agencies.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 1Comment

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness

City Seeks Developers to Build 350 Affordable Units on East Harlem Rezoning Sites

The city is looking for a developer to build affordable housing and community facilities on two East Harlem sites.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Bushwick Tenants Sue to Force City Takeover of ‘Reprehensible’ Building

The building at 299 Troutman Street has eight units with only four units being utilized. The other four units sit burned and empty on the third and fourth floors after…

BySadef Ali Kully 4Comments

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Mar 2019

Health Opinion

Opinion: City’s New and Tougher Lead Laws Demand New and Tougher Enforcement

‘To successfully protect our youth and eliminate lead poisoning, the city will need to be vigilant in enforcing the new standards and fostering a culture of compliance with lead laws.’

ByRachel Spector

ByChristine Appah 1Comment

City’s Housing Budget Cuts Will Spur ‘Minimal’ Savings, Report Finds

Housing Advocates Still Hope to Save Funding for Affordable Construction

COVID-19 Hit Hard in Areas With Deep Housing Violations: Report

Pols Decry Cuts to City Capital Budget

City’s Basement Apartment Program Buried by COVID-19 Budget Cuts

Tenants Wanted City to Take Keys to Fire-Scarred Building

City’s Housing Data Drop: Longer Shelter Stays. More Permanent Housing. NYCHA Rent Collection Lags.

City Seeks Developers to Build 350 Affordable Units on East Harlem Rezoning Sites

Bushwick Tenants Sue to Force City Takeover of ‘Reprehensible’ Building

Opinion: City’s New and Tougher Lead Laws Demand New and Tougher Enforcement

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