Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 26-March 3
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Bronx
Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call
David B. Lever |
“It will happen again. It’s not a matter of if, but when. The average building age in New York City is around 90 years, and we’re grappling with a shortage of building inspectors as well as an ongoing housing crisis—giving building owners little to no incentive to address violations.”
Housing and Homelessness
From the Archives: Queens’ Billion-Dollar View, 1985
Chris Janaro |
City Limits looks back at a story from its March 1985 issue exploring early development plans for the Hunters Point waterfront, at the time home to just 5,000 residents—what the author described as a “developer’s dream.”
Bronx
Scenes From Closing Day at a Bronx Benefits Center
Emma Whitford |
Friday marked the final day of operations at 1365 Jerome Ave. in Mount Eden, where Human Resources Administration staff helped New Yorkers apply for food, Medicaid and cash assistance.
Housing and Homelessness
City Council Requests to Join Lawsuit to Enforce Rental Voucher Expansion
Emma Whitford |
In a motion set to be filed Wednesday in state court, the legislative body asks to join a recently-filed lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, seeking to compel implementation of several laws passed over mayoral veto.
Bronx
NYCHA’s Second ‘Trust’ Vote Poses Unique Challenge: Scattered Tenants
Tatyana Turner |
For NYCHA tenants, choosing between PACT, Preservation Trust and Section 9 is a decision that can impact the future of their homes. Some seniors from Bronx River Addition haven’t seen theirs in over a year.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 20-26
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Housing and Homelessness
Supreme Court Tosses Lingering Challenges to Rent Stabilization in NY
Emma Whitford |
“It doesn’t mean that they can’t be challenged again, they probably will be, but for the moment these significant challenges to rent laws are done,” said Thomas Silverstein of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Give a Little to Get a Lot More Affordable Housing
Joseph Geiger |
“A housing package that protects tenants, builds affordable housing, and creates good jobs is possible, but bad actors in the real estate industry would rather hold my members and all New Yorkers hostage on account of their greed.”
Government
“Profunda escasez”: apartamentos disponibles para alquilar alcanzó un mínimo histórico el año pasado en Nueva York
Jeanmarie Evelly |
El porcentaje de viviendas vacías de la ciudad se desplomó hasta el 1.41 por ciento en 2023, el más bajo desde 1968, según anunciaron el jueves las autoridades. Las opciones eran particularmente escasas para los neoyorquinos de bajos ingresos: sólo el 0.39 por ciento de las unidades de alquiler por menos de $1.100 dólares estaban disponibles el año pasado.
