Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Census

Rents Up More Than 40 Percent In Neighborhood Since 2002

via Community Service Society [http://www.cssny.org/news/entry/as-albany-debates-rent-regulation-css-analysis-shows-rapidly-rising-rents-i] According to the Community Service Society [http://www.cssny.org/news/entry/as-albany-debates-rent-regulation-css-analysis-shows-rapidly-rising-rents-i] , rents in our neighborhood have gone up 41-52 percent since 2002, when adjusted for inflation. That’s even more than the average of 32 percent for

Assemblymember Joseph Lentol

DOB-HPD Employees And Brooklyn Property Managers Arrested In Bribery Scandal

Image courtesy of Manhattan DA’s office [http://manhattanda.org/press-release/manhattan-da%E2%80%99s-office-doi-nypd-announce-arrests-and-criminal-charges-widespread-briber] .Dozens of residential buildings and residents in Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Borough Park and other neighborhoods across Brooklyn — Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Flatlands, Midwood, and Coney Island — are caught up in a bribery scandal [http://manhattanda.

45 north elliott place

Mayor Touts Affordable Housing Preservation In Fort Greene And City

Sheryl Morse, president of the 45 North Elliott Place housing co-operative, spoke to reporters about the city’s affordable housing preservation efforts. Several residents of Fort Greene’s Navy Yard Houses at 45-55 North Elliott Place spoke to the media yesterday (Thursday, January 15), praising the city’s efforts to

"Heat Season"

Sheepshead Bay’s NYCHA Tenants Say They’re Begging For Heat

The Sheepshead-Nostrand Houses. Photo by Robert FernandezTenants of the Sheepshead Bay’s Nostrand Houses (2955 Avenue W) say their landlord, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), has failed to deliver heat as the temperatures plummeted in recent weeks. The “heat season [/heat-season-kicks-off-citywide-landlords-must-provide-heat-hot-water-of-face-fines/] ” began October 1. That’s the time

Department of Housing Preservation and Development

City Agrees To Ease Downsizing Burden On Section 8 Residents

Following a meeting lawmakers and city housing officials held [/blog/news/give-your-input-tomorrow-on-citys-policy-to-move-section-8-residents-into-smaller-housing] last week in regards to the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/home/home.shtml]‘s contentious decision this year to move Section 8 residents into smaller housing in light

47th district

Council Candidate Demands Emergency Team Repair Bensonhurst Elevator

Source: johnforcouncil.com via the Advance GroupJohn Lisyanskiy, a candidate for the 47th District Council seat, is doing everything he can to lend a hand to the disable and elderly residents of 7714 Bay Parkway, who have been trapped without elevator service for three weeks. The candidate expressed his frustration

2960 west 29th st

Displaced Sandy Victims May Have A Home In New Coney Commons Development

New Yorkers displaced from their homes because of Superstorm Sandy have a chance to gain some affordable housing via the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Preference will be given to storm victims in a lottery to gain affordable housing in the new Coney Island Commons development, according to

2101 ave z

“Heat Season” Know-How For Tenants And Landlords

October marks the beginning of “heat season,” wherein landlords are legally mandated to turn the heat on for renters. As stipulated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), indoor temperatures of 68 degrees Fahrenheit between must be maintained from 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Tomorrow: Brooklyn Home Owners Forum At KCC

Get information on code enforcement, property tax exemptions, foreclosure prevention, building permits, low-interest home repair loans and more on Thursday, July 22nd, 6:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College, Building U, Room 220. It will run until 7:30 p.m. [UPDATED] This meeting is hosted by the NYC

Rents Up More Than 40 Percent In Neighborhood Since 2002

DOB-HPD Employees And Brooklyn Property Managers Arrested In Bribery Scandal

Mayor Touts Affordable Housing Preservation In Fort Greene And City

Sheepshead Bay’s NYCHA Tenants Say They’re Begging For Heat

City Agrees To Ease Downsizing Burden On Section 8 Residents

Council Candidate Demands Emergency Team Repair Bensonhurst Elevator

Displaced Sandy Victims May Have A Home In New Coney Commons Development

More Reports Of Negligent Landlords Post-Sandy

“Heat Season” Know-How For Tenants And Landlords

Tomorrow: Brooklyn Home Owners Forum At KCC