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More than 700 New Yorkers signed up for City Council marathon ‘City of Yes’ housing plan hearing
Hundreds of New Yorkers are signed up to share their views at a marathon City Council hearing Tuesday reviewing the Adams administration’s sweeping “City of Yes” plan, which aims
Public to weigh in on Adams' 'City of Yes' affordable housing plan for New York City
A city council committee is holding a second day of hearings on Mayor Eric Adams' "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" plan.
New Yorkers debate the merits of Mayor Eric Adams' "City of Yes" housing proposal
NEW YORK -- New York City began two days of public hearings Monday on Mayor Eric Adams' "City of Yes" housing proposal. The plan is designed to address the housing crisis by changing zoning regulations to allow more residential units to be built. On Monday, the Planning Commission cited the lowest apartment vacancy rate since 1968.
NYC Council debates City of Yes proposal for more affordable housing
City Council members will debate the overhaul of zoning rules to build more affordable housing in New York City on Tuesday. Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes proposal calls for reforming zoning policies to address the housing crisis as inventory falls and costs rise.
Mayor Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ housing plan sparks Council concern over impact on outer boroughs
The Adams administration faced pushback from outer borough lawmakers during an hours-long grilling by the City Council on Monday over its City of Yes development plan aimed at tackling the ongoing housing crisis by transforming the city’s decades-old zoning rules.
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Public housing tenants getting $185M boost in rent-relief funds
The city's public housing tenants are getting a significant increase in Covid-era rent-relief funding. Residents of New York ...
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NYC public housing tenants make last-ditch push to stop demolition in Chelsea
City officials are close to finalizing a deal to demolish two public housing campuses and replace the apartments in Chelsea.
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Colonial Gardens renovation project would add senior housing, developers say
A proposed four-story building containing 82 new one-bedroom Colonial Gardens would contain all senior units, developers of the project and Kingston Housing Authority Executive Director Harold Watkins ...
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Bronx NYCHA tenants make a PACT for a brighter future
Privatization via President Barack Obama’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program is the best hope for New York City Housing Authority buildings, as far too many NYCHA-run projects fall ever ...
9 NYC affordable housing lotteries to close soon
Nearly 30 affordable housing lotteries are currently open in New York City, but several of them will soon close to ...
The City Council is making history: Pass City of Yes zoning change to expand housing
The City Council and Mayor Adams have had disputes that have seen veto overrides on housing vouchers, solitary confinement ...
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What Harris or Trump Would Mean for New York’s Housing and Transit
From taxes to housing to infrastructure to climate change to reducing poverty, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are at odds on ...
Mishandled housing discrimination complaints ended up in "Twilight Zone," New York state comptroller says
A new audit from the New York State Comptroller says some state employees regularly mishandled housing discrimination complaints.