The pharmacist has started doing pop-up vaccination events at senior affordable housing facilities, possibly illuminating a new way to reach vulnerable groups. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “affordable housing”
‘One Property at a Time’: A City Tries to Revive Without Gentrifying
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
Neighborhoods in Newark are beginning to see a flurry of redevelopment, a decade after the city’s downtown gained vogue. Source: New York Times
New York’s Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
Nearly 70 percent of the city’s total carbon emissions come from buildings. A project to retrofit nine buildings with green technology is pioneering a new solution. Source: New York Times
Housing Fights to Be Heard in the Mayoral Race
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2020
A coalition of housing groups releases a blueprint that includes rezoning affluent neighborhoods, legalizing basement apartments and turning hotels into affordable housing. Source: New York Times
The Future of Wealthy SoHo
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed rezoning the neighborhood in a move that could become a blueprint for affordable housing in affluent areas. Source: New York Times
At Hunter’s Point South, a Popular Park Paves the Way for Housing
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2020
Two new towers rising on industrial land in Queens will be filled predominantly with affordable housing. Source: New York Times
Amid Pandemic, N.Y.C. Likely to Freeze, but Not Cut, Rent for 2 Million
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2020
Landlords have urged the Rent Guidelines Board to raise rents. Tenants want a decrease, citing the coronavirus and the state of the economy. Source: New York Times
25 Million Applications: The Scramble for N.Y.C. Affordable Housing
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2020
Entrants to the city’s housing lottery have waited years, through a tiresome and complex process. Now the system is getting an overhaul. Source: New York Times
Owner Seeks Demolition Permit for Hotel that City Wants Preserved as Permanent Housing
By Gotham Rex on March 7, 2019
Owner Seeks Demolition Permit for Hotel that City Wants Preserved as Permanent Housing Hank Freid’s hospitality company Impulsive Group has applied for a demolition permit to remove the second through fifth floors of 2688 Broadway
‘Sparks Are Going to Fly’ Monday Over Affordable Housing Project and Homeless Shelter
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2017
‘Sparks Are Going to Fly’ Monday Over Affordable Housing Project and Homeless Shelter The formal approval process for the affordable-housing project proposed for West 108th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, begins Monday evening