affordable housing
187 Kent Ave, rendering via CW RealtyAfter our last post on Brooklyn’s “affordable” housing lotteries [/brooklyn-affordable-housing-lottery/], we received numerous comments and emails asking for help and more information on how to apply. We’ve put together this explainer and list of resources, in the hopes that
Central Brooklyn
By Josefa Velasquez and Ese Olumhense, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/5/31/21276364/rent-is-due-and-relief-in-the-works-for-those-fortunate-enough-to-qualify] With rent due June 1, state lawmakers and courts have taken measures to stave off eviction
affordable housing
555 Waverly Avenue. Image from Google Maps.While we still aren’t quite sure why some of these apartments are considered “affordable” [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/], housing is more important now, during this pandemic, than ever, and they must be affordable to someone. Here are the currently
affordable housing
Lutchi Gayot is running for Congress in NY9 District. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Lutchi Gayot [https://www.teamgayot.com/], candidate for Congress in NY9 Congressional District. Affordable and low-income housing in New York City is the elephant in the room that politicians love to talk about but can never seem
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A row of houses in East New York. Photo: Allison Dikanovic/THE CITYBy Allison Dikanovic, additional reporting by Trone Dowd, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/05/de-blasio-pulls-foundation-from-under-his-tiny-houses-push.html] During a pandemic where many homeowners are struggling to
COVID-19
People wear protective masks at Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Josefa Velasquez, Ann Choi, Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Ese Olumhense, Yoav Gonen, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/05/covid-hospital-case-rate-higher-in-areas-with-public-housing.html] .New York City neighborhoods
Election 2020
Katherine Walsh, courtesy of Katherine Walsh.On Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo released a detailed checklist for New York State that will determine when businesses can begin to reopen and life can go to a “new normal.” What was “normal?” More than 25,000 New Yorkers have died from coronavirus. So
COVID-19
Cheri’s Bed-Stuy making deliveries. Courtesy of Torri Clayton.Seth Weissman, a Brooklyn building owner and the founder of Urban Standard Capital [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&cad=rja&uact=8&
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the Brooklyn Navy Yard where local companies are manufacturing thousands of protective hospital gowns to supply the city’s health care workers on Monday, April 6, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThe New York City Council will introduce a package of bills tomorrow, April 22,
affordable housing
710 Grand Street. Photo from Google Maps.While we often discuss if affordable housing is actually affordable, [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/] here are a few new truly affordable Brooklyn housing lotteries currently open for applications. 755 and 765 Bedford Avenue Apartments [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/
Real Estate
Midwood. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Rachel Holliday Smith, additional reporting by Lauren Costantino and Allison Dikanovic, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/rent-is-due-but-ive-lost-income-what-are-my-options.html] . It’s April 1 and rent is due. But many New Yorkers who
Business
NYC Great Movers team wearing face masks. Courtesy of NYC Great Movers.Moving house is a strenuous, logistically complex process under the best of circumstances, often requiring the help of total strangers. Add a pandemic to the mix, and moving takes on a host of new risks and implications, from