Jul. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden has strongly criticized the city’s Charter Revision Commission (CRC) after the commission outlined a series of proposals that would “fast track” affordable housing across the city and “simplify” reviews of housing and infrastructure projects in an interim report released at the beginning of July.…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks hosted a town hall meeting Monday, June 16, at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center to address the impact of Trump administration policies on New Yorkers. Dozens of attendees filled the venue’s theater to hear Meeks deliver an overview of recent federal developments, followed by…
June 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop Parcel E at Hunters Point South on the Long Island City waterfront, including plans for hundreds of mixed-income units, community space and at least one 100% affordable housing development. Parcel E,… Read more »
May. 22, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. New York City has opened a waiting list lottery for one current vacancy and any future openings at Northeastern Towers Annex, an affordable senior housing development located at 161-11 132nd Ave.…
May 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez touted a number of measures introduced in the recently-approved state budget that will help working families combat inflation but said the budget could have been “bolder” in its efforts to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. Gonzalez, who represents areas in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, lauded the… Read more »
May. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The affordable and mixed-income real estate developer Tredway announced it has acquired the 602-unit family-designated Ocean Park Apartments, located at 125 Beach 17th St. in Far Rockaway. As part of this $88 million acquisition, Tredway entered into an agreement with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Making it easier to build affordable housing in New York City and opening local partisan primaries to voters of any party are just two of the ideas being floated by a local panel that voters may get to decide on this November. The panel — known as a…
Apr. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. delivered his third annual State of the Borough address at Queens Theatre on Friday, April 25, outlining his administration’s efforts over the past year across education, health, the environment, social services and economic development. Richards’ speech took a defiant tone against former…
Apr. 23, 2025 By Cate Corcoran New York City’s affordable housing crisis is the most challenging problem facing the Big Apple in decades, and the numbers tell the story. Leila Bezorg, New York City’s executive director for housing, cited the 1.4% vacancy rate, 120,000 people sleeping in shelters the prior night, and more than…
Apr. 5, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Comptroller and 2025 mayor’s race hopeful Brad Lander is pitching a plan to improve the Big Apple’s vast but crumbling public housing stock, as a group of New York City Housing Authority tenant leaders will on Saturday announce their support for his City Hall bid, amNewYork has…