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House of Canards: Jeffries, Looking to Washington, Calls for NYCHA...
Will you protect this house? (Matt Chaban) Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries convened a press conference yesterday calling for a federal investigation of mismanagement of the New York City Housing Authority....
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Leading West Side Council Candidate Tied to Controversial Developer
Marc Landis. (Photo: Facebook) When Marc Landis, a leading candidate to represent the Upper West Side in the City Council next year, talks about himself, he often boasts of his long record of fighting...
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Al Sharpton Unimpressed After Anthony Weiner Appearance at National Action...
Anthony Weiner speaking to the National Action Network Saturday. (Photo: Jill Colvin) The Rev. Al Sharpton walked away unimpressed following Anthony Weiner's first campaign appearance in front of his...
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Mayor Bloomberg Says Housing Crunch Is a ‘Good Sign’
Mayor Bloomberg during an appearance on WOR. (Photo: Flickr/nycmayorsoffice) On the topic of those struggling to find affordable housing in his city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is quick to find the silver...
View ArticleDe Blasio Sets Deadline for Affordable Housing Plan, But Policy Details...
In his State of the City address yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged once again to “preserve or construct nearly 200,000 units of affordable housing—enough to house between 400,000 and 500,000 New...
View ArticleIs Manhattan for Everyone? The pied-à-terre and the ‘poor door’
Seven years ago, when the Westside mega-development known as Hudson Yards was but a twinkle in the collective eye of real estate moguls and Bloomberg officiates, grumbling had already begun about...
View ArticleCould More Flexible Air Rights Policies Facilitate the Growth of Affordable...
During the 1970s fiscal crisis, the city acquired significant quantities of property by way of owner abandonment and tax foreclosure, which it used in subsequent decades to subsidize affordable housing...
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