Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Almost no one denies that New York City’s property tax system is profoundly flawed.
Housing and Homelessness
This Is How NYC Plans To Solve Its Homeless Problem
Release Date:
10/03/2017
New York City may have found a way to combat homelessness.
New York Is Betting $155 Million That It Can Cut Evictions
Release Date:
10/03/2017
At New York City's housing court in downtown Brooklyn, where judges preside over landlord-tenant disputes, about 30 people stand in line, waiting to speak to a clerk. They’re representing themselves in court.
NYCHA Plans Market-Rate Brooklyn Units
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The New York City Housing Authority is planning a new development that would include market-rate housing on the grounds of a lower-income housing development in the rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood of East Williamsburg.
Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The fight to compel landlords to return their properties to productive use is by no means a new one, but the discussion has a new urgency given the current severity of the homelessness crisis as well as the ongoing debates regarding the de Blasio...
Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Owners of Starrett City are trying to offload the massive Brooklyn housing complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven with conflicts of interest,” according to investors who are suing to...
Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services
Release Date:
09/28/2017
For runaway and homeless youth utilizing New York City's specialized youth shelter system, upon reaching 21, these homeless young people must leave the home-like environment and tailored services of youth shelters and move to single adult shelters.
De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Nearly two years after Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to create 15,000 units of supportive housing to deal with the homelessness crisis, just 48 units are ready and occupied, The Post has learned.
New York Landlord Fined $500,000 in Tenant Harassment Probe
Release Date:
09/28/2017
A New York City landlord will have to pay $500,000 and address a number of building violations as part of a settlement over alleged harassment of tenants, officials said.
Nonprofit Linked To NYCHA Creates Crowdfunding Portal For Sustainability Projects
Release Date:
09/25/2017
The Fund for Public Housing launched an online platform this week in conjunction with ioby, a crowdfunding website, to enable NYCHA residents and organizations to fundraise for local sustainability initiatives.
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