NYC Urges New Yorkers To Take Steps To Prevent Window Falls From Harlem To Hawaii
As temperatures rise and windows are opened, the Health Department, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Appoints Vick Been As Chair Of The Hudson River Park Trust
Mayor Bill de Blasio today appointed Deputy Mayor Vicki Been as the new Chair of the Hudson River Park Trust. Continue reading
NY City Council Passes Common Sense Lead Legislation To Protect NYC’s Children
Since successfully championing New York City’s Local Law 1 of 2004, Harlem's WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been working with its partners across the city to demand enforcement of that law.Continue reading
De Blasio Administration Makes It Easier To Qualify For Affordable Housing From Harlem To Hollis
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Housing Development Corporation announced today major changes to HPD’s affordable housing lottery application.
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Finding An Affordable NYC Apartment Just Got A Bit Easier From Harlem To Hollis
It’s been seven years since the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) launched Housing Connect, a portal that has made it easier—in theory—for New Yorkers to apply for affordable apartments in buildings across the five boroughs.Continue reading
New York City Files Plans For Inwood Library Redevelopment
The city has filed controversial plans to transform the Inwood Library branch into a 14-story residential building with a three-story library at its base.Continue reading
NYCity Owned Mount Ararat Baptist Church Collapses In Harlem
Patch reports that the back of a Harlem church building collapsed Thursday, an FDNY spokesman said.Continue reading
Nooo, City To Cut Harlem Residents From Home Ownership Program
Advocates are suing the city to preserve dreams of home ownership at a Harlem apartment building that has gone unoccupied for 10 years, the Legal Aid Society announced reports Patch.Continue reading
Three Upper Manhattan Buildings Sell For $60M
Patch reports that three apartment buildings in three different Upper Manhattan neighborhoods were bought as a package deal for $60 million, real estate firms announced Thursday.Continue reading
City Strikes Deal To Preserve Affordable Harlem Apartments
Patch reports that the city has struck a deal with affordable housing developer LIHC Investment Group to preserve more than 160 affordable apartments in two Harlem buildings.Continue reading
Harlem Lot To Transform Into Apartments For Seniors
NY Curbed reports that a nine-story building for seniors is set to rise on an empty lot in Harlem, YIMBY has learned. Continue reading
Legal Aid Society Wants NYCHA To Refund Rent
NY Curbed reports that the Legal Aid Society is demanding that the New York City Housing Authority provide up to $15 million in rent refunds to public housing tenants that lost heat during the city’s cold front.Continue reading
Arctic Chill From Harlem To Hollis Prompts Nearly 6,000 Heat Complaints
NY Curbed reports that the city has been hammered heat complaints from tenants across from Harlem to Hollis the as the arctic chill continues to bring freezing temperatures across the Northeast.Continue reading
City Council Passes Major Legislation To Create Affordable Housing In Harlem And More
Curbed reports that the New York City Council passed a flurry of bills aimed at creating more affordable housing, and preventing tenant harassment, at its final meeting of the year, on Tuesday. Continue reading
Harlem Housing Development A Vote Away From Approval
Patch reports that a massive proposed development that would take up an entire East Harlem block is only one vote away from passing the city's public review process.Continue reading
