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NY fighting LA for housing bucks in Biden’s aid package
Political leaders from the East Coast and West Coast are fighting over a shrinking pie of federal housing funds...
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Amazon to put $2B into affordable housing
When Amazon planned to build a corporate headquarters in New York City, opponents claimed the influx of high-paying jobs would drive up housing prices, just as it had in the company’s base, Seattle. The...
Tension rises as public housing gets private management
Another 1,718 apartments across 16 Manhattan complexes are moving from public to private management, but some tenants fear promised...
NYCHA hit with class action alleging “deplorable” conditions
A class-action lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority accuses the beleaguered agency of creating “deplorable” living conditions...
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Ilhan Omar’s $1T housing plan aims to create 12M affordable units
Bernie Sanders has one. So does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now, Representative Ilhan Omar has added her own housing plan to...
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Kanye West wants to be the “Henry Ford” of real estate. Here’s what he’s done so far
During an episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” earlier this spring, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West addressed the rapper’s intention to relocate...
Public housing is excluded from the city’s clean-energy plan
The mayor’s plans for using clean energy at city buildings doesn’t include public housing or hospitals. The de Blasio...
HUD official Lynne Patton has moved into NYCHA housing
The latest resident in New York City’s public housing system is the federal government’s top housing official in the...
NYCHA aims to raise $3B by selling land and air rights to developers
The New York City Housing Authority plans to sell air rights and open some land to private development in...
De Blasio defends NYCHA after it is accused of violating federal safety protocol
Federal prosecutors have accused the New York City Housing Authority of failing to meet federal safety protocol and fix...