Justice
Version of 'Occupy' Seeks to Deter Brooklyn Gun Violence
Sara Sugar |
Activists in Bed-Stuy, Brownsville and other neighborhoods believe a few friendly faces on troubled corners can help stave off summer shootings.
Brooklyn
East New York Elderly Fight Displacement
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A new senior housing development in the neighborhood aims not just to address a citywide senior housing shortage, but also to create a foothold for the aged amid new real-estate investment.
Boroughs
Assembly Hopefuls Run in Vito Lopez's Shadow
Tobias Salinger |
The candidates for the fallen assemblyman’s seat must address not just the harassment scandal, but also the broader legacy of money and services he brought back to Bushwick.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Call for Tax Credits for Public Housing
Jarrett Murphy |
Federal support for public housing operating expenses has been lagging costs for a decade. A NYCHA board member said a new approach might shore up funding from Washington.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Stop NYCHA Infill Plan, Save Public Housing
Tom Angotti |
The plan to build market-rate buildings at public housing sites doesn’t save NYCHA, it threatens it. There’s a better way, this writer argues.
Housing and Homelessness
Mayoral Hopefuls Asked: How to Pay for Public Housing?
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
At a weekend forum the Democrats running for mayor all disparaged a plan to build market-rate housing on NYCHA land.
Brooklyn
Decisions New York's Next Mayor Will Face on Public Housing
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
Though federally funded, NYCHA is in part steered by choices at the municipal level. What public-housing policy choices will New York’s next mayor have to make?
Housing and Homelessness
Details Emerge About Plan for Private Buildings on NYCHA Land
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
While some agree that the plan has financial merit, others fear the social costs of mixing incomes in NYCHA neighborhoods. The authority’s chairman sees it as a win-win.
Housing and Homelessness
City Picks Plan to Replace Shuttered Housing Project
Jarrett Murphy |
A stalled redevelopment left Prospect Plaza vacant for a decade. The new scheme replaces some—if not all—of the public housing, and adds hundreds of affordable units.
Brooklyn
Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall
Malik Singleton |
After the city rezoned Williamsburg, affordable housing was supposed to be built on the grounds of a NYCHA project there. Seven years later, ground has not been broken.
