Since the Republicans took control of the New York state Senate on June 8 by a 32 to 30 advantage, three bills that tenant organizers say are imperative to the protection of affordable housing have yet to make it to the floor.
Since the Republicans took control of the New York state Senate on June 8 by a 32 to 30 advantage, three bills that tenant organizers say are imperative to the protection of affordable housing have yet to make it to the floor.
Financial crisis impaired the city’s housing market this year, and locally threatened the preservation of affordable housing—an increasingly vexing problem in the diverse neighborhoods of Morningside Heights and Harlem.
Financial crisis impaired the city’s housing market this year, and locally threatened the preservation of affordable housing—an increasingly vexing problem in the diverse neighborhoods of Morningside Heights and Harlem.
Amid a slew of struggling housing developments in New York City, the Kalahari, a luxury condo development on West 116th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues, is going green in more ways than one.
Amid a slew of struggling housing developments in New York City, the Kalahari, a luxury condo development on West 116th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues, is going green in more ways than one.
“I wake up every morning to this,” said Marion Billings, a resident of newly constructed properties comprising the Columbus Village development, which began in the fall of 2006.
“I wake up every morning to this,” said Marion Billings, a resident of newly constructed properties comprising the Columbus Village development, which began in the fall of 2006.
On the densely packed island of Manhattan, it can be difficult for housing to remain affordable. Some buildings, like Morningside Apartments on 109th Street, have to fight to avoid selling out to market prices.
On the densely packed island of Manhattan, it can be difficult for housing to remain affordable. Some buildings, like Morningside Apartments on 109th Street, have to fight to avoid selling out to market prices.
On the densely packed island of Manhattan, it can be difficult for housing to remain affordable. Some buildings, like Morningside Apartments on 109th Street, have to fight to avoid selling out to market prices.
On the densely packed island of Manhattan, it can be difficult for housing to remain affordable. Some buildings, like Morningside Apartments on 109th Street, have to fight to avoid selling out to market prices.
Several buildings around the Upper West Side have participated in Mitchell-Lama, a New York housing subsidy program that builds and maintains affordable homes for low- to middle-income residents. But the number of developments still participating in the program has decreased as landlords choose to opt out—a move which can subject their tenants to rent deregulation.
Several buildings around the Upper West Side have participated in Mitchell-Lama, a New York housing subsidy program that builds and maintains affordable homes for low- to middle-income residents. But the number of developments still participating in the program has decreased as landlords choose to opt out—a move which can subject their tenants to rent deregulation.
