NY Council Questions Agency’s Ability to Care for Homeless Youth
BY RIVER FLEISCHNER Councilmember Althea Stevens questioned the city’s Department of Youth and Community Development’s (DYCD) efforts to meet the needs of runaway and …[read more]
Housing
South of Prospect Residents Call for Affordable Housing and Better Infrastructure
BY BARBARE AKHALKATSI On Sept. 15 South of Prospect residents gathered for the very first workshop of a long-term improvement plan for the corridors of …[read more]
City Council Committee on Housing and Building Holds Hearing for The Mayors New Housing Plan
By Cyrus Storlie Members of Zorhan Mamdani’s administration spent almost four hours Wednesday responding to a cordial and primarily procedural line of questioning from …[read more]
Manhattan BP Advocates for Affordable Housing Reform at Brooklyn Poll Site
BY MARYANA AVERYANOVA At the John Jay Educational Campus in Brooklyn, outgoing Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who will be the New York City Comptroller, …[read more]
Educational Housing Services Unveils New Hudson Yards Campus
BY ALFONSO ABREU Educational Housing Services (EHS), joined by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, celebrated the completion of its third student housing campus, Hudson Yards, with …[read more]
Rockaway Project Expands Affordable Housing with City Council Vote
BY JAIDA DENT The path to affordable housing is more clear for the Rockaways, as the New York City Council passed a new amendment to …[read more]
City Council Pushes Administration on Housing Discrimination
BY EMILY SUHR As federal housing protections weaken, New York City officials say they are stepping up local enforcement efforts to ensure tenants can still …[read more]
Non-Profit Organizations Rally at City Hall in Support of Assembly Bill A8888
By Flugue Joseph Jr Activists and elected officials rallied at City Hall to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the ban on the 100-foot rule …[read more]
City of Yes Passes: What Does It Mean for East New York?
BY KIM GILL East New York residents fear the “City of Yes” housing reforms will contribute to overdevelopment in their community while not addressing …[read more]
Idaho Halts Temporary Housing for Foster Youth Amid Child Welfare Reforms
BY SANDERS KENNEDY On Tuesday, Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) announced it will stop using hotels and short-term rentals to temporarily house …[read more]