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“The problem with EDC’s plan is that most Red Hook residents were never given an opportunity to have in-depth discussions, backed by independent technical research and assistance, about the future…

ByTom Angotti 0Comments

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May 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

Whose Waterfront? Critics Say Brooklyn Terminal Plan Fails to Prioritize Public Input

“I can’t vote yes on a project in which the majority of the community doesn’t know what’s going on,” Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who sits on the task force…

ByEmily Drane 15Comments

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May 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: The Brooklyn Marine Terminal Can Help Solve NYC’s Housing Shortage

“New York City needs to show it can build housing that isn’t prohibitively expensive and comes in without years of delay. EDC can help get it done at the Brooklyn…

ByNicholas Bloom 2Comments

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Oct 2024

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

12 Years After Hurricane Sandy, NYCHA’s Red Hook Residents Still Living in a Construction Zone

With delayed timelines and ongoing construction, Red Hook residents are still living in limbo as they wait for a $568 million resiliency project to come to life, more than a…

ByMariana Simões

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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May 2024

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Legislature Must Act to Address Utility Outages in NYCHA

“The warranty of habitability is implied in all New York residential leases, which means that all landlords—including NYCHA—are responsible for making sure apartments are livable and safe, and prolonged gas,…

ByStephen Kpundeh

ByJanhavi Nemawarkar 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, April 2-8

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Health Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

From the Archives: Fighting to Fix the Red Hook Houses, 1994

“We have 10,000 residents and no decent park here,” Judith Dailey, a tenant association leader for the public housing complex, told a City Limits’ reporter in February 1994. “There was…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

1 in 5 Tenants at NYCHA’s Red Hook Houses Paid Miscalculated Rent: Audit

“If you charge someone less than what they’re supposed to be paying they might not shout about it quite as loudly,” said Comptroller Brad Lander, whose office conducted the review.…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Mar 2020

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA evalúa planes para proteger a sus residentes

NYCHA anunció que llevará a cabo una limpieza agresiva de sus complejos residenciales y que distribuirá información entre los residentes.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jun 2018

Economy In Depth

City Trying to Strengthen Brooklyn’s Claim to a Shipping Trade

The new deal for the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal aims to get trucks off the road and jobs on the site—and to create a more sustainable business model for the…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

Opinion: EDC’s Plan for Red Hook is a Boon for Developers