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A collection of 20 issues

HPD Launches Improved Housing Connect Site for Affordable Housing

Today, Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) launched the newly improved Housing Connect website, designed to make applying for the city’s affordable housing easier and more streamlined. In the past, applying for affordable housing [/how-to-apply-for-affordable-housing/] has been considered buggy and difficult, and was described today as a “paper” system that

CB6 Grills City Planning On Gowanus Rezoning

GOWANUS – Representatives from NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] (DCP) and Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) met with the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Thursday evening to address

Wyckoff Gardens Residents Demand Answers To Water Shut-Off At Fair Housing Meeting

GOWANUS – Tuesday evening, at the start of a meeting to discuss Fair Housing in Gowanus, local NYCHA residents demanded answers from officials explaining why Wyckoff Gardens was without water for several hours on Sunday and again on Monday morning. Gowanus Fair Housing Meeting, Dec. 4, 2018 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)“The

Public Place Community Workshop: Some Opposition To The 100% Affordable Project

GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) and the NYC Department of City Planning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) hosted a Community Workshop Thursday night to collect feedback on the preliminary site planning for Public

Public Place Community Workshop Scheduled For Thursday, Nov. 1

GOWANUS – After the NYC Department of City Planning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) presented the Gowanus rezoning framework [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page] in June, the city promised to follow up with the community this Fall regarding plans for Public Place

New Passive Building Will Offer 274 Affordable Units In East New York

EAST NEW YORK – The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced [http://www.nychdc.com/pr_10-27-2017] last week that a site located at Chestnut Street and Dinsmore Place, just off Atlantic Avenue, will be home to a new 274-unit affordable housing development called Chestnut Commons.

New Deal Guarantees 600 Crown Heights Units Remain Rent-Stabilized For 30 Years

Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (center) announces an agreement between HPD and Alma Realty securing rent-stabilized leases for 600 units located at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital complex for thirty years (Photo courtesy of The Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)A group of city officials led by Council Member Laurie Cumbo

The Trump Effect On Affordable Housing

Ingersoll Houses at Navy and Myrtle by snapitschelsea via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRd6wyxlUah/?taken-at=258605691]President Trump’s initial budget outline would cut millions of dollars from affordable housing projects across New York City. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), which develops affordable housing

Local Council Members Introduce 421-A Oversight Bills

Photo Credit: Nick NormalToday, northern Brooklyn Council Member Stephen Levin and Flatbush Council Member Jumaane Williams introduced two bills that would put checks and balances on buildings receiving the 421-a tax abatement. Williams’ Int.1366 bill [http://on.nyc.gov/2g2ubVf] would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development

7 Area Properties Owned By Two Who Made ‘100 Worst Landlords In NYC’, Says Public Advocate Letitia James

Worst buildings in NYC 2016. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Last week, Public Advocate Letitia James [http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/] released the latest interactive map of the 100 worst landlords in New York City and 20 worst buildings, based on data from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and