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Amazon to put $2B into affordable housing
TRD Staff | January 06, 2021 09:02AM
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...
Amazon to put $2B into affordable housing
Tension rises as public housing gets private management
TRD Staff | October 21, 2020 09:00AM
Another 1,718 apartments across 16 Manhattan complexes are moving from public to private management, but some tenants fear promised...
Tension rises as public housing gets private management
NYCHA hit with class action alleging “deplorable” conditions
By Eddie Small | February 26, 2020 03:00PM
A class-action lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority accuses the beleaguered agency of creating “deplorable” living conditions...
NYCHA hit with class action alleging “deplorable” conditions
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Ilhan Omar’s $1T housing plan aims to create 12M affordable units
By Georgia Kromrei | November 21, 2019 06:00PM
Bernie Sanders has one. So does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now, Representative Ilhan Omar has added her own housing plan to...
Ilhan Omar’s $1T housing plan aims to create 12M affordable units
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Kanye West wants to be the “Henry Ford” of real estate. Here’s what he’s done so far
By Elizabeth Kiefer | August 14, 2019 07:00AM
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...
Kanye West wants to be the “Henry Ford” of real estate. Here’s what he’s done so far
Public housing is excluded from the city’s clean-energy plan
TRD Staff | April 25, 2019 12:00PM
The mayor’s plans for using clean energy at city buildings doesn’t include public housing or hospitals. The de Blasio...
Public housing is excluded from the city’s clean-energy plan
HUD official Lynne Patton has moved into NYCHA housing
TRD Staff | February 12, 2019 11:00AM
The latest resident in New York City’s public housing system is the federal government’s top housing official in the...
HUD official Lynne Patton has moved into NYCHA housing
NYCHA aims to raise $3B by selling land and air rights to developers
TRD Staff | December 13, 2018 10:00AM
The New York City Housing Authority plans to sell air rights and open some land to private development in...
NYCHA aims to raise $3B by selling land and air rights to developers
De Blasio defends NYCHA after it is accused of violating federal safety protocol
TRD Staff | September 05, 2018 09:45AM
Federal prosecutors have accused the New York City Housing Authority of failing to meet federal safety protocol and fix...
De Blasio defends NYCHA after it is accused of violating federal safety protocol
Cuomo and Nixon spar over housing during Wednesday night debate
By Kathryn Brenzel | August 30, 2018 09:30AM
The first — and only — debate between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon before next month’s gubernatorial primary...
Cuomo and Nixon spar over housing during Wednesday night debate
