Metro: NYC evictions down thanks to legal aid program for tenants
Access to legal counsel at NYC Housing Court reduces evictions for those most vulnerable: report.
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Crain's New York: Queens developer swamped by progressive wave
Without Moya's backing, the rezoning proposal never came to a vote in the City Council, and the project was scuttled.
Real Deal: South Bronx residents skeptical of de Blasio rezoning plan
A new report highlights fears of higher prices and lost jobs.
Curbed: Community land trusts score crucial funds in city budget
The latest city budget includes $750,000 to grow an underutilized housing model that creates affordable homes in rapidly gentrifying communities—a major win for housing advocates. The funds will go toward incubating community land trusts (CLTs).
Holmes Towers NYCHA Private Development In-Fill Application Withdrawn with Commitment to Meaningful Community Engagement
Private development planned on the Holmes Towers public housing site on the Upper East Side will restart its community engagement process as the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has withdrawn its Section 18 application from HUD.
City Limits: Two Bridges Foes Win a Round in Suit Over Mayoral Power
“We won Two Bridges hearing, today. The judge accepted our arguments and extended the restraining order until written decision in August. He said on the record that he believes the process was fatally flawed.”
Curbed: Inside the legal fight for Two Bridges towers
Paula Segal, the attorney with the Equitable Neighborhoods Practice at the Community Development Project, asserts that because the buildings reside within the LSRD they must go through a process know as “authorization,” Segal told Curbed after Wednesday’s hearings.
Jackson Heights Post: Target Coming to Elmhurst, Building Plans Approved by BSA
“Today, the BSA got it wrong,” said Paula Segal, senior attorney with Equitable Neighborhoods Practice at the Community Development Project, who is working with QNU. “The City cannot allow developers to bury big box stores underground to skirt...”
AMNewYork: Welcome centers failing immigrant students (Op-Ed)
Family Welcome Centers must live up to the promise of their name by giving students a warm welcome that includes the support they need to succeed in school.
Politico: City quietly pauses plans for private development at Brooklyn NYCHA site
The de Blasio administration has postponed plans to develop private apartment buildings on a public housing site in East Williamsburg, signaling another challenge in the city’s quest to generate revenue for the struggling New York City Housing Authority.