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In One Day, Four NYCHA Developments Convert to PACT Private …
Oct 4, 2024 · PACT is one of the solutions NYCHA has turned to in order to chip away at the mounting cost of capital needs. So far, there are 37,851 units in the planning and engagement stage, under construction or completed construction for PACT, which will facilitate an estimated $13.2 billion worth of renovations.
‘Good Cause’ Eviction’s Legal Litmus Test Begins
Sep 11, 2024 · New York’s Good Cause Eviction law was enacted more than four months ago. The recent introduction of a tenant notification requirement has heightened expectations of coming legal battles that may help define its reach—as tenants aim to utilize the law and landlords navigate compliance.
East New York Mitchell-Lama Complex Sues Feds, City, Landlord in ...
Apr 16, 2018 · Linden Plaza is a 1,525-unit apartment complex in East New York that was built in 1971 under the state’s Mitchell-Lama program for middle-income housing creation. In 2008, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), with approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), signed off on deal that ...
City Cuts Funding for Tenant Lawyers Who Combat Landlord …
Aug 9, 2024 · Legal service providers who aid tenants through the city’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection (AHTP) program say their efforts are being diminished by recent city contract cuts, which saw their funding for the next three years slashed by more than $25 million. Members of a Brooklyn tenant association in their building in 2023; the group ...
Apply Now: CLARIFY News Reporting Internship for NYC High …
Apr 9, 2024 · A CLARIFY participant conducts an interview by phone in the summer of 2022. CLARIFY (The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth) program is accepting applications from New York City high school students for its summer 2024 and fall 2024 sessions. This program offers training in public service reporting and news writing.
Planning Commission Approves 'City of Yes' Housing Plan by 10-3 …
Sep 25, 2024 · The City Planning Commission Wednesday voted to approve Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan—a wide-ranging package of zoning reforms aimed at making it easier to construct residential units, as the city grapples with a housing shortage and record-high homelessness. The proposal will head for a vote in the City Council ...
Even Model NYS Inmates Face Steep Barriers to Parole - City Limits
Sep 17, 2014 · The cost of incarcerating prisoners in New York is about twice the national average according to a 2012 study released by the Vera Institute for Justice. In a survey of 40 states which participated, the national average was $31,286 inmate, while New York State’s was about $60,000. The cost of supervising an inmate on parole is estimated at ...
Williams Pipeline Saga Ends, But the Fight to Phase Out Gas …
May 14, 2024 · Since 2019, when New York passed its landmark climate law that requires the state to mostly phase out fossil fuels like gas by 2050, utility companies have spent nearly $5 billion to maintain and expand gas infrastructure across the region, according to the Building Decarbonization Coalition.. The latest fossil-fueled project to mobilize local environmental groups is the proposed enhancement ...