What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? April 4, 2025

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.

Welcome to “What Happened in NYC Housing This Week?” where we compile the latest local news about housing, land use and homelessness. Know of a story we should include in next week’s roundup? Email us.

ICYMI, from City Limits:

• Will the Housing Access Voucher Program finally make it into this year’s state budget? The proposal, which would create a state rental subsidy for New Yorkers experiencing or at risk of homelessness, has the rare backing of both tenant and landlord groups. But Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to embrace it.
• It’s been 21 years since the controversial Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project was announced for Downtown Brooklyn, and it’s still not finished. Now, a May 31 deadline looms for the developer to deliver the remaining 876 affordable housing units—but will the state enforce it?
• More older New Yorkers are going hungry. To help keep seniors in their homes, the city should revamp it’s meal delivery program so it goes beyond the outdated model of providing just one meal per day, five days a week, writes Citymeals on Wheels CEO Beth Shapiro.

ICYMI, from other local newsrooms:

• Some tips on how to buy a home in New York City (without being rich), via Gothamist.
• One of the companies that sought to develop the long-empty Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx is suing the city, alleging wrongdoing in the bidding process, The City reports.
• Gov. Kathy Hochul is lending her support to an upcoming city law that would prohibit landlords who hire real estate brokers from passing those costs on to prospective tenants via broker fees, according to Hell Gate.
• The New York Times examines a permanent supportive housing facility in the Bronx for New Yorkers dealing with homelessness and mental health challenges.
• The developers behind a plan to build a casino and hotel near Citi Field are pitching a 450-unit affordable housing project in Corona to go along with the deal, QNS reports.