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May
18
De Blasio Knocks Foundation Out From Under His Tiny Houses Push

De Blasio Knocks Foundation Out From Under His Tiny Houses Push

A row of houses in East New York. Photo: Allison Dikanovic/THE CITYBy Allison Dikanovic, additional reporting by Trone Dowd,
4 min read
May
15
Coronavirus Sends Public Housing-Zone Residents To Hospitals At Unusually High Rates

Coronavirus Sends Public Housing-Zone Residents To Hospitals At Unusually High Rates

People wear protective masks at Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Josefa Velasquez, Ann Choi, Claudia Irizarry
10 min read
May
11
New York Has a Checklist for “Going Back to Normal,” but “Normal” Wasn’t Working

New York Has a Checklist for “Going Back to Normal,” but “Normal” Wasn’t Working

Katherine Walsh, courtesy of Katherine Walsh.On Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo released a detailed checklist for New York State that
4 min read
May
06
Feeding Neighbors, Keeping Restaurants In Business – #REHasYourBack Connects

Feeding Neighbors, Keeping Restaurants In Business – #REHasYourBack Connects

Cheri’s Bed-Stuy making deliveries. Courtesy of Torri Clayton.Seth Weissman, a Brooklyn building owner and the founder of Urban
4 min read
Apr
21
Council’s Plans To Help City Survive Coronavirus: Tenant Protections, Hazard Pay, Sick Leave For Contractors, Opening Streets

Council’s Plans To Help City Survive Coronavirus: Tenant Protections, Hazard Pay, Sick Leave For Contractors, Opening Streets

Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the Brooklyn Navy Yard where local companies are manufacturing thousands of protective hospital gowns to
6 min read
Apr
01
10 Truly Affordable Housing Lotteries Open in Brooklyn

10 Truly Affordable Housing Lotteries Open in Brooklyn

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
5 min read
Apr
01
April’s Rent Is Due But I’ve Lost Income. What Are My Options?

April’s Rent Is Due But I’ve Lost Income. What Are My Options?

Midwood. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Rachel Holliday Smith, additional reporting by Lauren Costantino and Allison Dikanovic, originally published in THE CITY
3 min read
Mar
31
Moving In The Age Of Coronavirus – More Folks Are Staying Put

Moving In The Age Of Coronavirus – More Folks Are Staying Put

NYC Great Movers team wearing face masks. Courtesy of NYC Great Movers.Moving house is a strenuous, logistically complex process
4 min read
Mar
16
Spring Creek Towers Forgives Rent For Those Sick With Coronavirus For Two Weeks

Spring Creek Towers Forgives Rent For Those Sick With Coronavirus For Two Weeks

Spring Creek Apartment complex via company website.Spring Creek Towers [http://www.springcreektowers.com/] (the old Starrett City) in East
1 min read
Mar
13
What Tenants Need to Know in the Age of Coronavirus

What Tenants Need to Know in the Age of Coronavirus

NYCHA Hallway. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerWith events canceled and schools closing [/brooklyn-coronavirus-briefing-march-13-closings/], Brooklyners will be spending a lot of time in
3 min read