Government
Lessons of Willets Point: Relocation Fears for Workers
Patrick Arden |
In the final installment of our series, a look at the challenges facing workers at the businesses the Bloomberg administration has decided don’t belong there anymore.
Housing and Homelessness
Lessons of Willets Point: Trading Parkland for Developer's Donation
Patrick Arden |
In the second of part of our series on a development process that spanned much of the Bloomberg administration, we look at how parks fare under this deal—and others.
Housing and Homelessness
Lessons of Willets Point: Will A New Mayor Do Development Differently?
Patrick Arden |
Perhaps no project embodied the Bloomberg administration’s development style better than Willets Point. Will Joe Lhota or Bill de Blasio change that approach?
Housing and Homelessness
Willets Point Developers Pitched a Casino
Patrick Arden |
The current development plan doesn’t include a gaming facility. But the casino proposal sheds new light on the bid by Related Companies and Sterling Equities.
Health and Environment
Legal Questions Emerge About Citi Field Mall
Patrick Arden |
A new version of the Willets Point redevelopment plan envisions a shopping mall in what is now a parking lot—on what is technically parkland. The city and some advocates disagree on whether a Robert Moses-era law paves the way for the project.
Health and Environment
For Some Landlords, It's Not Easy Going Green
Patrick Arden |
If New York is to meet PlanNYC’s goals, apartment buildings must get greener. While property owners and tenants both benefit from more efficient systems, getting them up and running takes a different kind of green.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Three-Quarter Houses Mix Problems with Positives
Patrick Arden |
The unregulated rooming houses often feature crowded, unsafe conditions. But even some critics point out that they play an important role in keeping people off the street.
Housing and Homelessness
Lawsuits Target Three-Quarter Operators
Patrick Arden |
At some dormitories for homeless people, lawyers allege, landlords forced tenants to attend particular drug programs and failed to provide safe housing. But operators say they were trying to do good—or at least following the law.
Housing and Homelessness
Deep Concerns about ‘Three-Quarter’ Housing
Patrick Arden |
Three-quarter homes give people who are homeless, leaving prison or seeking substance-abuse treatment a place to stay. But critics say the houses are unregulated and sometimes unsafe.
Health and Environment
City, AIDS Activists Clash Over Fees
Patrick Arden |
Advocates say a Bloomberg administration reduction of brokers’ fees paid under an HIV/AIDS housing program has made life harder for HIV-positive clients.
