housing

Apr
06
Seniors: Learn How To Stop Rent Increases April 8 At The New Utrecht Library

Seniors: Learn How To Stop Rent Increases April 8 At The New Utrecht Library

Image via nyc.gov [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/benefits/tenants-scrie.page] If you’re 62 or older, living
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Jan
30
Local Lawmakers Slam City Property Tax Exemption Program, Saying It Has Lined Developers’ Pockets & Paved The Way For Gentrification

Local Lawmakers Slam City Property Tax Exemption Program, Saying It Has Lined Developers’ Pockets & Paved The Way For Gentrification

Councilman Jumaane Williams at the hearing he led Thursday on the 421-a property tax exemption program. Photo by William Alatriste/
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Nov
13

Beigel’s Bakery Will Become A Five Story Apartment & Retail Building

Last week, news emerged that the Beigel’s Bakery [http://beigelsbakery.com] building on Waverly Avenue between Atlantic and Fulton
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Aug
04

Atlantic Yards Becomes “Pacific Park,” Hires New Architects & More

Greenland Forest City Partners, the joint venture of Forest City Ratner [http://www.forestcity.net/offices/new_york/Pages/default.
2 min read
Jun
10

With 30,000 City Homeowners In Danger Of Foreclosure, Weinstein Pushing To Extend Protections

WeinsteinA new report [http://www.nysenate.gov/files/pdfs/2014%20Foreclosure%20Final%20Report.pdf] co-authored by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein and
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Mar
04

Sandy-Stricken NYCHA Houses Stuck With Shoddy, Expensive Boilers Until 2016

A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)The Committee on Recovery and Resiliency held its first hearing
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Sep
13

Monday: Sheepshead High School Hosts NYC Build It Back Rebuild Information Session

The following was sent to us from NYC Build it Back, which assists Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners, landlords and renters restore
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Aug
14

Thursday: Rental And Homeownership Clinic At Coney Island Hospital

The following was sent to us from Brooklyn Housing & Family Services, Coney Island Hospital and the Brooklyn Streetcar Artists
May
31

Affordable Housing In Ditmas Park: Know The Basics

We recently reported [/blog/politics/councilmember-mathieu-eugenes-real-estate-woes] on the rent-stabilized apartment where District 40 Council Member Mathieu Eugene may or may
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Feb
20

BNA Holding Rescheduled Workshop With DFTA On “Senior Benefits”

BNA’s office inside the Chase Bank at 1002 Brighton Beach Avenue. Source: Google MapsIn an event that had to
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