Housing

Nearly 30 Affordable Apartments Available for Rent in BedStuy

To be eligible, applicants must make a minimum income of at least $36,000, with a one-bedroom apartment for about $950 a month

Jun 10, 2022 9:05 AM Read more >

NY Pols Clarke, Gillibrand Announce Bill to Make 'Affordable' Housing More Affordable

The new legislation is aimed at making housing more affordable for U.S. citizens living in urban areas like New York City.

Jun 2, 2022 1:47 PM Read more >

NYCHA Unveils Newly-Renovated Public Housing Developments

About 2,600 New York City Housing Authority dwellings were given more than $400 million in renovations through the controversial PACT public-private partnership

May 23, 2022 1:27 PM Read more >

Construction Begins on $118 Million 100% Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

The new building, Bridge Rockaway, will offer 174 affordable homes, with 86 units reserved for seniors and veterans experiencing homelessness

May 17, 2022 3:40 PM Read more >

Bklyn Tenant Claims Landlord's Neglect is an Attempt to Push Her and Her 5 Children Out, and Now She's Fighting Back

Ikorine Fairclough said she's experiencing everything from no hot water, to rat infestation, to mold that she says has put her asthmatic son in the hospital multiple times.

May 17, 2022 1:41 PM Read more >

Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul Cut the Ribbon on 129 Affordable Apartments in Downtown Brooklyn

The Nevins Street Apartments mixed-use housing development offers 129 affordable apartments and 78 supportive homes

May 10, 2022 11:08 AM Read more >

Is NYCHA Still Using Marijuana Offenses as Grounds for Eviction?

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams says that the agency has not yet heeded the 2019 NYC Council resolution.

Apr 25, 2022 3:56 PM Read more >

New 'Homeless Bill of Rights' Legislation Intro'd in City Council

The legislation would help inform the homeless of their rights and empower them to hold the city accountable

Apr 18, 2022 4:01 PM Read more >

East NY, Cypress Hills Residents of Color Face ‘Highest’ Risk of Displacement in the City

The City's new "Equitable Development Data Explorer" features a map of New York's areas with the highest risk of displacement. The overwhelmingly non-white East New York and Cypress Hills are two of the most at-risk areas.

Apr 15, 2022 2:03 PM Read more >

Homeless Advocates Rally at Fulton St. With Alternate Plan to Adams' Removal of Encampments

The news comes as Mayor Eric Adams' administration enters its third week of clearing homeless encampments around the city, as more homeless advocates call for him to stop

Apr 13, 2022 4:05 PM Read more >