Housing Archives - Page 15 of 15 - Harlem World Magazine

Harlem Council Member Levine And Others Demand Lower Income Apartments And Inclusionary Housing

The City Council held its first day of hearings Tuesday on mandatory inclusionary housing, a major citywide policy that will mandate affordable units in all new developments planned on rezoned land. Continue reading

Harlem’s Levine And Others To Hold Landlord Accountable For Dangerous Conditions

Elected officials and advocates rallied in front of buildings run by Durst-owned BCB Management in upper Manhattan to show support for rent-stabilized tenants living under dangerous conditions.Continue reading

HW Pick: Toni Morrison’s Old Penthouse For $36 Mil

From the early 1900s when organized crime grew out of New York's ethnic neighborhoods through the kidnapping scourge of the 1930s and race riots of the 1960s, the New York City Police Headquarters on Centre Street was at the center of it all. Continue reading

Most Expensive Home In Harlem: $4.8 Mil Mount Morris Park Brownstone

29 Mount Morris Park W, New York, NY 10027 - $4,850,000 This authentic brownstone which was built in 1909 and is replete with old world charm. This property offers the style and extraordinary proportions of an over-sized property for the area. Continue reading

Micro-Unit Buildings, Coming To A Harlem Lot Near You (video)

Something is happening in New York City, last month, we wrote about Micro Apartments Are On There Way To Harlem, and it was only a few weeks ago that nArchitects unveiled a video (below) showing off the units at the firm's micro-units at 335 East 27th Street, better known as the My Micro NY building. Continue reading

City Moves To Speed Evictions From NYCHA

The mayor is moving to tackle criminal activity in NYCHA developments from Harlem to Hollis.According to the Daily News, Mayor Bill de Blasio will institute policies to speed the eviction of of those with criminal records living at New York City Housing Authority complexes. Continue reading

Harlem Council Members Levine, Rodriguez And Others Get Legal With Illegal Hotels

On Friday, October 30 the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings held a hearing on a package of legislative proposals aimed at strengthening New York City’s enforcement against illegal hotels.Continue reading

HCCI Hosts the Harlem Home Expo

On Saturday, October 3, 2015 more than 150 people attended Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement’s Harlem Home Expo on Saturday, October 3 at the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building in Harlem USA. Continue reading

Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy (video)

These days, when New Yorkers of all stripes are having a hard time finding a place to live that fits in their budgets, the City Museum is shining a lens on the City's long history of affordable housing activism from Harlem to Hollis. Continue reading

In Harlem Comptroller Stringer Announces Audit Of NYCHA Repairs

On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 1:00 PM, NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, hosted a brief press conference on the corner of 125th Street and Amsterdam in Harlem to announce that his audit will reveal tens of thousands of backlogged repairs from Harlem to Hollis at NYCHA.

Man Fatally Shot in East River Houses

A 22-year-old bicycle enthusiast was fatally shot in the chest and arm in the East River Houses Monday night, police said.Continue reading

Harlem Art Collective Tries to Better Community With Airbnb

Airbnb isn't all bad. Actually, when the site is used as it was intended, it can be pretty cool. Case in point, an artist collective in East Harlem is utilizing the site to rent out two rooms in its five-bedroom apartment and uses a portion of the proceeds to fund free art workshops for area residents, DNAinfo reports. Continue reading

Harlem/Uptown Electeds Hold Tenants Rights Press Conference

With rent laws set to expire Monday; Harlem electeds State Senator Adriano Espaillat, the Ranking Member of the Senate's Housing Committee, Councilman Mark Levine, Co-Chair of the City Council's Affordable Housing Preservation Task Force, and Councilman Ydanis Rodríguez, held a press conference. Continue reading

NYCHA’s New GM Meets Furious E. Harlem Tenants

The city Housing Authority’s new general manager made his public debut Thursday, and immediately stepped into a cauldron of resentment and anger.Continue reading