For the past six years the funding from the federal government has fallen far short time and again. And the city and state have also stopped their annual support for the system.
The trouble began for public housing when projects around the country started to struggle as financial problems and design flaws made it harder to serve an increasingly needy population.
New York City is where public housing started. It is where most public housing was built. And today, it is where the concept of public housing in America is making its last stand.
An expert in local “progressive community-based planning” explains what that means and how to do it.
A group of Queens congregations is working together to recruit and nurture new foster parents.
Commissioner Shaun Donovan’s departure to Washington comes as the city’s affordable housing plan faces steep challenges.
City planning has finally completed new limits on building heights, but locals say the damage from overdevelopment has been done.
Two new books illuminate some of New York City’s darker corners.
Not only did immigrants demonstrate their voting power this year, they’re organizing for greater muscle in future elections.
Immigrants from Mexico and Haiti may be newer to New York City — but many emigre Italians continue to speak their mother tongue exclusively.
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