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New York City Mayor Eric Adams holds up a poster showing renovations at NYCHA housing
Posted inFeatured News

NYCHA Unveils Newly-Renovated Public Housing Developments

by Will Fritz May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Elected officials and community leaders — including Mayor Eric Adams — were on hand Friday, May 20, in Williamsburg to celebrate the completion of more than $430 million of renovations […]

Posted inFeatured News

Construction Begins on $118 Million 100% Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

by BK Reader May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
Two tenants at 712 Crown Street and a tenants union organizer hold up a Crown Heights Tenant Union flag
Posted inFeatured News

Bklyn Tenant Claims Landlord’s Neglect is an Attempt to Push Her and Her 5 Children Out, and Now She’s Fighting Back

by Will Fritz May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
Posted inFeatured News

Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul Cut the Ribbon on 129 Affordable Apartments in Downtown Brooklyn

by BK Reader May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
NYCHA's Astoria Houses in December 2011.
Posted inFeatured News

Is NYCHA Still Using Marijuana Offenses as Grounds for Eviction?

by Milette Millington April 25, 2022April 26, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

New ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ Legislation Intro’d in City Council

by Jessy Edwards April 18, 2022April 19, 2022
Posted inHousing

East NY, Cypress Hills Residents of Color Face ‘Highest’ Risk of Displacement in the City

by Christopher Edwards April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inHousing

Homeless Advocates Rally at Fulton St. With Alternate Plan to Adams’ Removal of Encampments

by Jessy Edwards April 13, 2022April 15, 2022
housing, brownstone, affordable housing, bed-stuy
Posted inHousing

New Website Lets NYers Compare Neighborhood Stats, Plan Affordable Housing, Equitable Development

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 11, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inHousing

Crown Heights Tenants Rally for New Management in Alleged Rat-, Roach-, and Bed Bug-Infested Building

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 11, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inReal Estate

Four 20-Story Developments Planned for Underinvested Broadway Junction Face Community Backlash

by Christopher Edwards and Milette Millington March 30, 2022March 30, 2022
Posted inHousing

East NY Land Trust Targets 18 Vacant City-Owned Properties For Community Ownership

by Nigel Roberts March 9, 2022March 9, 2022
Posted inPolitics

BK Senator Pushes Bill That Will Define The Illegal Conversions of Rental Units as Tenant Harassment

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 7, 2022March 8, 2022
Posted inHousing

BK Property Owner Who Accuses Emigrant Bank of ‘Predatory’ Lending Gets Extension on Foreclosure

by Will Fritz March 4, 2022March 4, 2022
Passive apartment design in Bushwick at Knickerbocker Commons
Posted inHousing

Bushwick Passive Building Saves Energy, Provides Peace

by Katey St. John March 3, 2022March 3, 2022
Posted inHousing

BK Tenants Battle Landlord Over Mold, Rotting Furniture, Mushrooms in Walls

by Jessy Edwards March 2, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inHousing

City Takes Action on 119 BK Buildings With Serious Housing Violations

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 1, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inHousing

Crown Heights Family Wins ‘Crucial Victory’ in Battle for Home Grandfather Bought in 1951

by Jessy Edwards February 28, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inHousing

Brooklyn Tenants Facing ‘Insane’ Rent Hikes Must Find Money or Move

by Will Fritz February 25, 2022February 25, 2022
Posted inFeatured News

‘Eco-Yogi Slumlords’ $2M Crown Heights Home to Become Affordable Housing in Settlement with City

by Anna Bradley-Smith February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

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