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In recent years, New York City has been immersed in an ever-growing housing affordability crisis That’s why the ‘Yes for Housing’ coalition, made up of more than 120 pro-tenant organizations, met at City Hall on Wednesday to support a series of policy reforms. of housing in the city. “In themselves, they are very old rules, … Read more
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“It is a tremendous opportunity for these 374 families who are going to live in a luxurious space, beautiful for children, for the elderly, for families. This is such a positive thing.” With great pride, city officials, together with the developers of Park Tower, made official the opening of 35 Commercial Street, on the waterfront … Read more
“The Intercom is useless here, it opens easily and anyone can enter. There is no security from the door,” says Verónica Arellano, an affected tenant. But not only that, in this building the maintenance violations total 473. They have been ignoring tenants’ complaints for more than 10 years. “The elevator also apparently works because it … Read more
Andrew Sokolof Díaz remembers how difficult it was for him to be displaced after a fire in Jackson Heights in 2021, which left more than 200 families homeless. “It was a great chaos, it took twelve hours to coordinate in hotels, we in Jamaica Queens with our newborn and many families in the Bronx, in … Read more
“They should take us out and put us in a new building, not for immigrants.” This is the reaction of a Harlem resident, who did not want to give her name, following a rumor that a building on the corner of 130th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd could be converted into a shelter … Read more
Municipal authorities announce the construction of a building in The Bronx that will have affordable housing. Apparently The Powerhouse Apartments building will be located on Powers Avenue, east of 142nd Street, and will have 90 units for New Yorkers of various incomes. Its construction is part of the City’s goal of giving the green light … Read more
This year, the city will begin accepting new Section 8 applications for the first time in nearly 15 years. This was announced by Mayor Adams in his state of the city last week. Something that fills Blanca MartÃnez, a mother of four children who works as a domestic worker, with hope. Blanca Martínez, Far Rockaway … Read more
StreetEasy’s latest rent report shows the cost of living in the City continues to rise. However, rent prices have not risen as rapidly as in previous years. According to the real estate report, rents in New York increased by 9% this year compared to 2022. This is a smaller jump against the 30 percent that … Read more
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“They are taking away my business and I think that is not fair.” Julio Pabón talks about his business as a short-term rental host on the Airbnb platform. Since last Tuesday, he will not be able to host guests in the 5 rooms of his house in the Bronx because the city’s mayor’s office of … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams promised that the city will give families affected by the Bronx fire “all the support they need.” And that in addition, he knows that all New Yorkers also “will be there for them.” “What happened in the Bronx is an unspeakable tragedy, but I can promise that New York City will be … Read more