Housing

Suspended Lawyer Charged With Stealing 8 Central and East Brooklyn Properties From Vulnerable Homeowners

The suspended attorney allegedly collected more than $600,000 in rent after committing deed theft

Dec 7, 2020 4:39 PM Read more >

Lottery Opens for Affordable Senior Houses in Flatbush

58 studio apartments are available for seniors earning $45,500 a year or less

Dec 7, 2020 11:57 AM Read more >

'Stop Selling Our Community,' Bushwick Leaders Plea, Call On Residents to Join Fight for Housing Preservation

Bushwick community members gathered outside a mansion set for demolition to condemn city-backed development they say is pushing out longtime residents

Dec 1, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

Jehovahs Witnesses Hotel in DUMBO to Be Converted Into Affordable Housing

Affordable and supportive housing provider Breaking Ground will transform the building at 90 Sands St into 491 apartments

Nov 24, 2020 12:55 PM Read more >

The City Has a New Plan to Keep Black Bed-Stuy Residents in Their Homes

The Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan looks to slow gentrification in the neighborhood, as residents face another economic downturn

Nov 23, 2020 3:20 PM Read more >

BK Property Owners 'Blindsided' by City Gas Inspections, Threat of $10K Fines

Property owners in Bed-Stuy, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton have until Dec. 31 to avoid a $10K fine

Nov 20, 2020 2:14 PM Read more >

Landmarks Commission Sends 920 Park Place Development Back to the Drawing Board

The board asked developers of the controversial development to come up with a revised design plan for the Hebron School site in Crown Heights

Nov 18, 2020 2:21 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Landlords Accused of 'Egregious and Illegal Eviction,' Harassment Face Lawsuit from City

New York City has filed a lawsuit against landlords Gennaro Brooks-Church and Loretta Gendville over the accused unlawful eviction of their Dean St tenants during the pandemic

Nov 17, 2020 5:45 PM Read more >

Thousands More NYC Children in NYCHA Apartments Face Lead Paint Exposure Than Previously Stated

In 2018, the housing authority said 3,000 New York City apartments where children under 6 lived were contaminated with lead paint. It turns out that number is far higher.

Oct 28, 2020 2:37 PM Read more >

New Large-Scale Affordable Housing Development Opens Its Doors in East New York

By the end of the year, The Fountains development will provide 1,163 affordable homes to Brooklynites.

Oct 21, 2020 1:28 PM Read more >