Bronx
Affordable Homeownership And The '$1 Billion Promise'
Casey Samulski and Rachel Nielsen |
A roundup of springtime news in affordable housing: Encouraging production … tracking units’ status … and paying for it all.
Bronx
National Bank Crisis Echoes On Local Streets
Chloe Tribich |
Some residents will have farther to travel for banking services because of Washington Mutual’s collapse, deepening the “underbanking” of certain areas.
Government
Fierce-ly Seeking Safe Harbor On the Waterfront
Nekoro Gomes |
Should financing flow again for the redevelopment of Pier 40, gay youth are speaking up for their goals to be included in the planning.
Bronx
Ounces of Prevention Vie With Pounds of Core
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Preventive programs are falling by the wayside as the city budget is cut ever closer to only mandated services.
Brooklyn
Project Rejected In 'Oversaturated' Flatbush
Nekoro Gomes |
Community members reject a proposed new supportive facility, saying they have enough already.
Government
Supportive Housing Faces Down Routine Opposition
Mike Reicher |
Neighbors tend to be wary of projects for special-needs residents, but backers say this housing is essential — and may even raise property values.
Economy
Building A Better Model For Construction Wages
Jarrett Murphy |
Experts continue to differ over whether higher pay for laborers necessarily would mean that less affordable housing gets built.
Bronx
All Together Now: Toward A Better Land Use Process
Nicholas Jahr |
An expert in local “progressive community-based planning” explains what that means and how to do it.
Government
Rezoning Too Late For Brighton Beach?
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City planning has finally completed new limits on building heights, but locals say the damage from overdevelopment has been done.
Brooklyn
In Bed-Stuy Residents Ask: What's Up At The Armory?
Rosie McCobb |
Changes at a homeless shelter spur questions, as local activists work to ensure their neighborhood’s fragile progress is maintained.
