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The mayor has proposed 300,000 affordable units. The governor 112,000 such homes. It turns out the plans will overlap, reflecting the realities of construction costs and creating a joint legacy…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Launches Effort to Identify and Reduce Housing Segregation

In January, HUD delayed a federal rule requiring cities and states to assess whether their policies made housing segregation better or worse. But New York is going ahead with its…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget

While the drastic cuts to HUD proposed by Trump are unlikely to pass, the future funding levels for the agency remain uncertain.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness

The Big Empty: Stringer & City Argue Over Math of Vacant Lots

The comptroller says tens of thousands of units of affordable housing could be built on land the city controls. But HPD says that’s a hollow argument.

ByGreis Torres 0Comments

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Many Unanswered Questions at Last Public Hearing for Jerome Avenue Rezoning

From matters of affordability to school overcrowding, much remains subject to ongoing negotiation between the Council and the administration.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Should NYCHA Be Treated Like a Private Landlord?

When it comes to making repairs, NYCHA follows a somewhat different set of procedures and rules than private landlords. There are differing views on whether this makes sense.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Separate City Projects Target Same Blocks for Housing Development, Alarming Some Neighbors

Within a few months this fall, the city announced two separate plans to redevelop the abandoned Greenpoint Hospital site, and across the street, a parking lot owned by the city’s…

ByGwynne Hogan 3Comments

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Nov 2017

Opinion

CityViews: NYC Needs Real Deterrents to Stop Tenant Harassment

We support the Certificate of No Harassment legislation because we believe it will help prevent other tenants from going through the experiences we’ve had.

BySofia Green

ByFelix Urena

ByJames Clark 2Comments

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Oct 2017

Housing and Homelessness

With 421-a Maneuver, Pacific Park Developer Could Save Buyers $50 Million More in Taxes

To sell 550 Vanderbilt luxury condos, they’d piggyback onto affordable building well down the block.

ByNorman Oder 5Comments

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Jul 2017

Opinion

CityViews: De Blasio Admin’s Move On Land Trusts Reflects Good Idea, Great Organizing

‘The city is embracing and supporting this radical model that will allow community members to control their own neighborhoods, prevent speculation, incubate community-owned businesses, and keep housing permanently affordable to…

BySam Miller

ByArvernetta Henry 7Comments

Cuomo and De Blasio: Political Foes … but Affordable Housing Partners?

City Launches Effort to Identify and Reduce Housing Segregation

City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget

The Big Empty: Stringer & City Argue Over Math of Vacant Lots

Many Unanswered Questions at Last Public Hearing for Jerome Avenue Rezoning

Should NYCHA Be Treated Like a Private Landlord?

Separate City Projects Target Same Blocks for Housing Development, Alarming Some Neighbors

CityViews: NYC Needs Real Deterrents to Stop Tenant Harassment

With 421-a Maneuver, Pacific Park Developer Could Save Buyers $50 Million More in Taxes

CityViews: De Blasio Admin’s Move On Land Trusts Reflects Good Idea, Great Organizing

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