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The city will distribute a $1.65 million grant from Enterprise Community Partners to three community land trusts and to fund a technical assistance program to assist many new ones.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Jun 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Public Advocate Pushes for More Leniency in Housing Lottery

Though the De Blasio administration has taken steps to reduce barriers to the affordable housing lottery, a report by the public advocate argues that reforms must go farther.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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May 2017

Housing and Homelessness Video

Video Highlights from ‘Rezone or Leave Alone’

Can rezonings be used effectively, and democratically, to address city problems—or do they sometimes create more problems than they solve?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: The Case for New Regs for the City’s Affordable Co-ops

Income-restricted cooperatives comprise some 30,000 apartments in more than 1,300 formerly abandoned or distressed multi-family buildings. The city’s proposed regulations to stabilize this key affordable-housing stock have met with opposition—some…

ByAndrew Reicher 16Comments

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

City Pushes to Regulate Low-Income Coops Amid Some Shareholders’ Opposition

The city has proposed new rules to protect the long-term affordability of Housing Development Fund Corporations (HDFCs), but some shareholders say the rules would rob them of well-deserved equity.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew

ByAnnalisa Ramnarain

ByChristian Vasquez 12Comments

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Jan 2017

Housing and Homelessness

City Sees Room for Improvement in Affordable Housing Lotteries

A year-long study found that confusion about the nature and length of the application process for affordable housing was a big problem for that system—though perhaps not as big as…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2017

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Admin. Opens Door to Community Land Trusts

Responding to advocates who believe the trusts can ensure that today’s public investments deliver long-term affordability, HPD is seeking expressions of interest from non-profit groups.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 8Comments

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Nov 2016

Housing and Homelessness Resources

Everything You Need to Know About Mandatory Inclusionary Housing but Were Afraid to Ask

Still fuzzy on the details of the policy that ties the mayor’s affordable housing plan to his ambitious rezoning efforts? It’s OK. You’ve nothing to be ashamed of. We’re here…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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Jun 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: City Giving Away Land With Little Public Discussion

‘The city is going behind the backs of its most engaged residents to facilitate the construction of a small number of units for people who make much more than average…

ByPaula Segal 0Comments

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May 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Tough Fight to Keep Mitchell-Lamas from Going Private

City and state officials say they are doing all they can to preserve a critical affordable housing resource. Some tenants think more action is possible, like requiring coop boards to…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 4Comments

City Dips Toe Into Funding Community Land Trusts

Public Advocate Pushes for More Leniency in Housing Lottery

Video Highlights from ‘Rezone or Leave Alone’

CityViews: The Case for New Regs for the City’s Affordable Co-ops

City Pushes to Regulate Low-Income Coops Amid Some Shareholders’ Opposition

City Sees Room for Improvement in Affordable Housing Lotteries

De Blasio Admin. Opens Door to Community Land Trusts

Everything You Need to Know About Mandatory Inclusionary Housing but Were Afraid to Ask

CityViews: City Giving Away Land With Little Public Discussion

Tough Fight to Keep Mitchell-Lamas from Going Private

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