Housing

New Website Lets NYers Compare Neighborhood Stats, Plan Affordable Housing, Equitable Development

The new online Equitable Development Data Explorer has been designed as a central simple-to-navigate resource for New Yorkers to find critical information about their neighborhoods

Apr 11, 2022 2:16 PM Read more >

Crown Heights Tenants Rally for New Management in Alleged Rat-, Roach-, and Bed Bug-Infested Building

Tenants of 567 St John’s Pl rallied Sunday with members of Crown Heights Tenants Union calling for new management for the beleaguered building

Apr 11, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

Four 20-Story Developments Planned for Underinvested Broadway Junction Face Community Backlash

Totem Group has introduced plans for the high-rise towers and has promised it would provide affordable and senior housing. However, not everyone in the community is buying it.

Mar 30, 2022 2:07 PM Read more >

East NY Land Trust Targets 18 Vacant City-Owned Properties For Community Ownership

The grassroots organization calls on City officials to transfer the lots for community self-determination.

Mar 9, 2022 10:44 AM Read more >

BK Senator Pushes Bill That Will Define The Illegal Conversions of Rental Units as Tenant Harassment

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie says expanding the definition of harassment to include illegal conversions will help protect New York City's stock of affordable housing

Mar 7, 2022 5:09 PM Read more >

BK Property Owner Who Accuses Emigrant Bank of 'Predatory' Lending Gets Extension on Foreclosure

A Brooklyn property owner facing foreclosure after a years-long battle with her bank, who she accuses of engaging in “predatory” lending practices, has received a welcome reprieve — for now.

Mar 4, 2022 2:15 PM Read more >

Bushwick Passive Building Saves Energy, Provides Peace

Could passive design be the future of home architecture? This Bushwick apartment proves it should be.

Mar 3, 2022 1:09 PM Read more >

BK Tenants Battle Landlord Over Mold, Rotting Furniture, Mushrooms in Walls

Brooklyn residents are demanding t management fix their mold problems while refusing to be forced out of their rent-stabilized apartments

Mar 2, 2022 6:30 PM Read more >

City Takes Action on 119 BK Buildings With Serious Housing Violations

More than 50 of the buildings added to the City’s enforcement program are owned by landlords on the public advocate's Worst Landlord Watchlist

Mar 1, 2022 3:38 PM Read more >

Crown Heights Family Wins 'Crucial Victory' in Battle for Home Grandfather Bought in 1951

After 18 nights of advocates blockading the family from being evicted, the Robinsons have been restored to legal possession of their home, while they take their deed theft case to the NY Supreme Court

Feb 28, 2022 8:32 PM Read more >