Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.
NYCHA officials testifying at City Council budget hearing earlier this month. Advocates are turning to the city and state to help shore up public housing funds, citing federal uncertainty under Trump. (John McCarten/NYC Council)
Welcome to “What Happened in NYC Housing This Week?” where we compile the latest local news about housing, land use and homelessness. Know of a story we should include in next week’s roundup? Email us.
ICYMI, from City Limits:
As city and state lawmakers negotiate budgets for the fiscal year ahead, NYCHA tenants and advocates are pressing for more resources for public housing, especially since federal funding under Trump is expected to take a hit.
Proposed staff and program cuts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would be a blow to New York, a former agency administrator says, and could jeopardize funds for the removal of hazardous lead pipes from the service lines that connect homes to the underground water supply.
The City Planning Commission approved a rezoning proposal aimed at bringing new jobs and thousands of new homes to central Brooklyn. The plan heads next to a vote at the City Council, where lawmakers are expected to negotiate over affordability levels, as City Limits reported last month.
“What if, instead of living under the boot of absentee landlords and corporate ownership, tenants had the right to control their own buildings and destinies?” writes Red Young, a tenant in one of “worst landlord” Daniel Ohebshalom’s properties, as he calls for state lawmakers to pass the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase.
To address the homelessness crisis, New York must commit to a “housing first” model, writes Assemblymember Tony Simone and Ann-Marie Foster of the supportive housing org Phoenix House.
ICYMI, from other local newsrooms:
The Department of Homeless Services is testing out a new policy that would allow the agency to eject people from shelter if they break facility rules, don’t have an active public assistance case or reject a housing offer, according to The City.
The city kicked off the public review process for its proposed rezoning of Jamaica, Queens, home to one of the busiest train stations in the region, Gothamist reports.
New data shows the city spent $3.5 million on “sweeps” of homeless encampments in public spaces during the first three quarters of 2024, what critics say could be better spent on efforts to house people, according to NY1.
Housing developers looking to maximize the number of apartments in new buildings are getting scaling back on closet space, Curbed reports.
Maria Torres-Springer, who resigned last month from her role as deputy mayor for housing and economic development, has a new gig at the philanthropic organization Ford Foundation, according to City & State.
Here’s a look at the “most expensive apartment ever sold downtown,” courtesy of the New York Post.
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