Housing and Homelessness
Housing Update: Tenant Blacklist Ban, Sewage in the Gowanus, Facebook Investigated For Housing Discrimination
Harry DiPrinzio |
The housing headlines you missed this week.
Bushwick
Max & Murphy: Reynoso Sizes Up Bushwick’s Past, Present & Future
Jarrett Murphy |
The discussion about development, housing, rezoning and gentrification in New York City is sometimes painted as a tug of war between those who embrace change and those who resist it, hopelessly. In Bushwick, it’s clear that picture is inaccurate.
affordability
The Disappearing 3-Bedroom: Larger Families Have Few Affordable Options in NYC
Rachel Rippetoe |
The housing market is shedding three-bedroom units, and the mayor’s affordable-housing plan is producing few of them, leaving larger families in cramped quarters.
affordability
Housing Update: Landlords Push Back, NYCHA Budget Doesn’t Budge, Bay St. Rezoning Approved
Harry DiPrinzio |
Housing headlines you might have missed.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Seven Years After Sandy, Slow Moves Toward Resiliency in High-Risk Nabes
Jose Cardoso |
There has been some progress toward making New York City as a whole—and the Resilient Neighborhoods in particular—safer. But much remains undone.
debi rose
Council Approves Bay Street Rezoning, the Sixth Under De Blasio’s Housing Plan
Sadef Ali Kully |
There were 44 votes in favor of the rezoning plan and two votes, by Staten Island Republican Councilmembers Steve Matteo and Joseph Borelli, against the plan.
basement apartment
My Basement Apartment is ‘Unbearable.’ What Can I Do?
Harry DiPrinzio |
For residents in illegal basement apartments, seeking legal recourse against landlords that don’t make repairs might mean an inspection that requires you to vacate the apartment.
affordability
Rent Board Approves 1.5% Hike, Angering Tenants and Landlords Alike
Sadef Ali Kully |
The increases, which will affect leases signed after October 1, came despite calls for a rent freeze from housing and tenant advocacy groups, and amid demands from property owners for more generous hikes.
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City Largely Stands Pat on NYCHA Funding in 2020 Budget
Jarrett Murphy |
The federal settlement is in place. A plan to convert thousands of units to Section 8 is in the works. And for now a long-term budget gap remains unaddressed.
CCRB
Panel OKs Question on Cops Who Lie, Avoids Major Land-Use Changes
Jarrett Murphy |
In a dramatic reversal, the Charter Revision Commission approved a proposal to allow the CCRB to go after cops who make false statements during investigations of police misconduct. But it rejected comprehensive planning.
