CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
State Nudges Banks to Monitor Building Conditions
Jarrett Murphy |
New examination rules are aimed at getting banks to look more closely at the soundness of the landlord’s financial plan and the conditions tenants are living in.
Brooklyn
Pressured to Move, Low-Income Tenants Resist Buyouts
Ian Marsh |
Advocates say it’s becoming more common for landlords hoping to increase rent rolls to offer four- and five-figure buyouts to tenants.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Property Taxes Key to Solving Housing, Inequality Crises
Lucas Anderson |
Inequities in the tax system punish renters, reward owners and contribute to economic inequality and the shortage of affordable housing in New York.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Some Cautious in Reacting to Mayor's Housing Plan
Jarrett Murphy |
Amid widespread praise for the mayor’s 10-year, 200,000-unit, $41 billion affordable housing plan, a few notes of caution were sounded.
Housing and Homelessness
De Blasio Housing Plan Promises Inclusion, Density
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor’s housing vision describes an array of programs the administration will pursue to build or preserve 200,000 units. But the key is the rezoning of several city neighborhoods.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
What to Look For in de Blasio's Affordable Housing Plan
Jarrett Murphy |
From preservation to permanence, housing court to homelessness, here are some of the elements we’ll be eyeing.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Tenants Battle Gentrification on Many Fronts
Ian Marsh |
You can debate whether gentrification is good or bad for neighborhoods. But it’s clear that many low-income tenants aren’t simply sitting and waiting to be pushed out of their homes.
Health and Environment
Child Welfare Effort Avoids Taking Kids from Home by Giving them One
Rachel Blustain |
There’s growing interest in using supportive housing to help families whose children might otherwise end up in the foster-care system.
Boroughs
Advocates Waiting for de Blasio to Fix Homeless Housing Program
Jordan Moss |
The cluster program is widely criticized as expensive and disruptive. So far the new administration has yet to propose an alternative, but advocates have high hopes a plan is coming.
Affordable Housing
Mixed Views of Gentrification's Threat in East New York
Gerard Flynn |
The area’s improvement—thanks to community action and city policy—is undeniable. What’s debated is whether the same displacement seen in Bed-Stuy and Bushwick is headed that way.
