via Brooklyn Eagle
Rezonings Tied to Segregation, Critics Say
The city is refusing to consider the demographic and racial impact of its rezoning projects, advocates say.
Tag: housing
via Hunts Point Express
Seniors Are Stranded by Broken Elevator
Tenants say an affordable housing company, SEBCO, has failed to repair an elevator that keeps breaking down.
In College Point, They’re Up in Arms Over Shelter
In College Point, business owners and residents are angry at the prospect of a 200-bed shelter for single men coming to the neighborhood.
Seminary May Divert Housing Funds for Staff and ‘Sandwiches’
Union Theological Seminary pledged $5 million for affordable housing. But critics say an agreement may allocate only $1 million for that purpose.
via The Spirit
Protesters Target Developers – and the Mayor
More than 300 demonstrators took to the steps of City Hall to decry the displacement of longtime residents and small businesses.
via NPR's The Salt
Community Gardeners and Developers Seek Common Space
In communities where both housing and fresh food are needed, the fight over vacant land is prompting policy reform — and tense collaboration between builders and planters.
via New York Daily News
Landlord Preys on Deportation Fears, Tenants Say
DHS and ICE tip line posters placed in Jamaica apartment buildings are part of a pattern of harassment, residents and their advocates charge.
via The Courier Sun
Queens Lot Eyed as Urban Farm
Some Far Rockaway residents want to see fruits and vegetables – and not housing – sprout from the city-owned parcel.