A new report details the racial impact of recent neighborhood rezonings and the need to conduct impact studies prior to future rezonings in order to avoid displacement. The report, issued by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, outlines…
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By Gregg McQueen The rezoning will proceed. New York State’s highest court has declined to hear a request by Inwood residents and business owners to stop the city’s attempt to rezone parts of the neighborhood. On Monday morning, the…
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By Gregg McQueen View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jason Jaye (@jayeuptown) on Jul 13, 2020 at 7:26am PDT The legal battle over the city’s attempt to rezone Inwood is headed to the state’s highest court.…
An appeals court has reinstated the city’s plan to rezone Inwood. In a unanimous 5-0 ruling issued on Thursday, a panel of New York State Appellate Court judges reversed an earlier decision by a lower court to nullify the…
A new program aims to provide housing security to tenants across the city facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting immediately, the Citywide Landlord-Tenant Mediation Project will serve hundreds of New Yorkers each month by addressing rent-related issues…
It’s help for home. An emergency rental assistance program to assist New Yorkers who lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been announced. Designed to keep low-income tenants in their homes, the COVID Rent Relief Program will provide…
By Gregg McQueen Lena Meléndez is waiting. Meléndez wrote her landlord a letter asking if there would be a grace period for April rent in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing state-mandated PAUSE restrictions. “I’m still waiting…