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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerNew York City’s housing crisis is being felt by renters across Brooklyn. In response, Borough President Eric Adams will convene a free “Tenants: Know Your Rights” workshop on Thursday, March 24th from 6 to 8pm at Grace Reform Church in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. (The church is located
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Photo by Leon LipkovichThe City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio have reached an agreement on two zoning changes meant to spur construction of affordable housing [http://www.nyc.gov/html/housing/assets/downloads/pdf/housing_plan.pdf] in the New York City. The proposals, Zoning for Quality and Affordability
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Rendering of new development at 120 7th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] After a meeting in early February marked by both impassioned pleas and extreme exasperation by hundreds of community members [/blog/business/its-a-bodega-and-more-outcries-as-developer-presents-plans-for-5th-avenue-key-food-site/] in response to developer Avery Hall’s future plans for
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City Councilman Chaim Deutsch speaking to Community Board 15. (Photo: NHSatSheepshead [https://twitter.com/NHSatSheepshead/status/702297626574598144] / Twitter)City Councilman Chaim Deutsch told the Community Board Tuesday that he will stand with his colleagues in passing two controversial pieces of the mayor’s affordable housing plan so long as he
Central Brooklyn
Demonstration for housing reform organized by the Flatbush Tenant Coalition. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)As rents continue to rise, so too does crowding in apartments. A recent analysis by StreetEasy [http://streeteasy.com/blog/doubled-up-crowding-in-nyc/] found that rates of overcrowding — defined as more than one person per room, including living
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Rendering via New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/01/revealed-271-fourth-avenue-park-slope.html] City Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposals Wednesday — questioning city officials about some of the more contentious aspects of the plan. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been made
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Housing along Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)City Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposals Wednesday — questioning city officials about some of the more contentious aspects of the plan. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been made the case for the mayor’s
Central Brooklyn
Housing along Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)City Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposals Wednesday — questioning city officials about some of the more contentious aspects of the plan. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been made the case for the mayor’s
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Cars parked on Voorhies Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Council members pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposals Wednesday — questioning city officials about some of the more contentious aspects of the plan. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been made the case for
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Ditmas Park CornerMayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial rezoning plan — meant to address the city’s affordable housing crisis — has moved to the City Council for a final review after it was approved last Wednesday [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/zqa/zoning-for-quality-and-affordability.page]
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Community members raise their hands when asked if they shop regularly at Key Foods. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)With vitriol and a huge helping of old-fashioned chutzpah, members of the community stuffed an auditorium at PS 133 – William Butler School [http://ps133brooklyn.org/] to weigh in on
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Image via 250 Ashland Place [http://www.ashlandlottery.com/qualify.php].Start preparing your application for the newest affordable housing lottery [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/220.pdf] to hit Fort Greene. The building is at 250 Ashland Place [http://www.ashlandlottery.com/qualify.php] and there are 282