New York City hosts housing summit to address housing and homelessness crisis
City Hall hosted a housing summit attended by city housing officials and advocates. This quarterly meeting is usually closed ...
Abused in Public Housing, Victims Often Face a Long Wait to Move
A 2013 provision to federal law was intended to ensure that domestic violence victims living in subsidized housing could move ...
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NYC Housing Authority Worker Charged for Robbery, Strangulation, Endangering Child
Elbert Espinosa, a 34-year-old employee of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), was taken into custody at approximately 11:13 p.m. He faces multiple charges, including second-degree robbery, ...
Public housing service outages are frequent and prolonged, endangering residents' health
A new study examines electrical, elevator, heat, hot water, and water outages experienced by many of the more than half a ...
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Rep. AOC unveils new housing plan to spur more than 1M affordable homes
A new bill introduced by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would supercharge the federal government’s role in creating ...
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AOC proposes $30 billion social housing authority as an alternative to private developers
Democrats in Congress introduced far-reaching legislation on Wednesday to designate a new federal housing authority, one that ...
The Daily Dirt: The next big housing developer is…the federal government?
The measure seems closely modeled after the Social Housing Development Authority bill introduced by New York lawmakers last ...
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Not playing around! Coney officials unveil new Gravesend Houses playground after years of advocacy
Local leaders hosted a grand opening last week for a newly constructed playground at the Gravesend Houses in Coney Island, ...
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New York City’s Transit System Plans $65.4 Billion of Upgrades for Grand Central, Subways
New York City’s transit system is seeking to invest $65.4 billion over the next five years to purchase thousands of rail cars ...
Modular construction is on the rise. Can it build high-quality affordable housing?
Next City reports on a Minneapolis housing authority’s initiative to build affordable homes through modular construction and ...
The Migrant Crisis Has Not Destroyed New York. But Challenges Remain.
To help migrants integrate into city life, officials should first treat their arrival as an opportunity rather than a ...
Two new officials join Little Rock housing authority
Two new officials have joined the Metropolitan Housing Alliance of the city of Little Rock. Victoria Craig is the housing ...