City Floats Busway, Parking Maximums to Ease Traffic from Red Hook Redevelopment
Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront could finally get a working bus as the city plans 6,000 more homes for the area.
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Dates Dropped for City’s Next ‘NYCHA in Your Neighborhood’ Events This Fall
Building on three earlier forums held this spring, the events are a chance for public housing residents to tell officials their concerns directly, City Hall said.
First-Time Buyers Can Get Bushwick Co-ops in Affordable Housing Lottery
A rare affordable housing lottery has opened for the sale of 16 one-, two-, and three-bedroom co-op apartments in two new Bushwick buildings, giving buyers the chance to become first-time homeowners.
Daily Links: NYC Needs 290K New Homes to Meet Current Demand, Report Says
In the News What Will It Take to Fix New York’s Housing Shortage?
See Which NYC Neighborhoods Are Behind On New Housing Targets
The city needs 700,000 new homes over the next 10 years to catch up with current demand and accommodate future growth, officials announced Wednesday.
Opinion: Supportive Housing is Under Attack. I’m Proof it Works.
"Federal leaders are shifting funding toward shelters and outdated programs that make housing conditional on sobriety.
NYCHA Will Eliminate Lead Paint From Dozens of Childcare Centers This Fall
After four children had elevated levels of lead in their blood, NYCHA tested all the childcare centers in its buildings built before 1978, when lead paint was banned—and most were positive for the toxic metal.
Jazz-Era Ditmas Park Apartment With Foyer, Arches, Updates Asks $599K
In a 1930s Art Deco building in Ditmas Park, this spacious one-bedroom exhibits the original details of the period along with an updated kitchen and bathroom.
Mamdani Administration Says NYC Needs to Build 700,000 New Housing Units in the Next Decade
New York City needs to build 700,000 new housing units over the next 10 years, the Mamdani administration said Wednesday, a figure larger than previous estimates.
Williamsburg Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Former Wythe Diner Site
An affordable housing lottery has opened for a six-story development rising on the site that formerly held the Wythe Diner.
Daily Links: Old WNYC Building Could Be Restored for Transmitter Park Concession
In the News Three Innocent Bystanders Shot in Brooklyn Within 48 Hours [NYP] NYC Ramps Up War Against Rats With New Inspection Rules [NYP] Cyclist Fatally Struck by Truck Driver in Cypress Hills [NYDN] Coney Island Sand…
Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Two Sold, One in Contract
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Bed Stuy, Park Slope, and Windsor Terrace.
English-Only Classrooms, Spending Cuts: How Federal Changes to Head Start Could Impact Kids in NY
In New York State, Head Start serves 43,300 kids and 900 pregnant women, providing low-income families—including those experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or receiving public assistance—with free childcare, early…
Bay Ridge’s Visitation Academy and Monastery Being Sold to Developers
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Two years after Visitation Academy closed its doors, the school and attached monastery are set to be sold to developers for $42.25 million in a deal locals say was kept secret until…
Speaker Menin and Council Member Oswald Feliz Announce $24 Million Investment to Transform Ittner Place into State-of-the-Art Park and Greenspace
Council launch the start of the Park-Webster Avenue Neighborhood Plan The plan will kick off engagement process to develop community-driven vision for needed neighborhood investments and potential housing growth THE…
Opinion: 57,000 Empty Apartments and Not a Word of Apology
"Short-term rental income was, for many of these families, not a luxury.
Red Hook Affordable Housing Lottery Has $777 Studios
An affordable housing lottery has launched for an under-construction eight-story, 369-unit building on Red Hook’s Columbia Street.
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 17-24
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Semi-Detached House in Bay Ridge
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Dyker Heights house, a Bay Ridge row house, and a Park Slope brownstone.
Hermès Preps to Open in Faux-Old New Building in Williamsburg
Hermès is set to open any day now on the corner of North 6th and Berry Street in Williamsburg.
Daily Links: Brooklyn Rents Hit Record High Median of $4,500 as Inventory Drops
In the News Outdoor Dining Will Resume Year-Round in New York City [NYT] These New Yorkers Are Updating the ‘NYCHA Look’ [NYT] Tenant Exposes ‘Dystopian’ Detail of Some Apartments [NYP] Bed Stuy’s Bike Plant Shifts Into…
How Will the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Affect Housing Supply? Part II
This is the second installment of my look under the hood of the recently passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, looking at what each provision actually does and trying to suss out its actual impact on housing supply.
City’s Affordable Housing Production Ticked Down in First Half of 2026, And What Else Happened This Week
It's the lowest total since 2022, the first year of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
NYC Council Approves Year-Round Outdoor Dining, Nation’s First Office of Insurance Affordability, and Neighborhood Quality-of-Life Package
Package invests in small business owners, protects consumers from rising insurance costs, and improves quality-of-life with sanitation and neighborhood cleanliness initiatives NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council…
Midwood Rental With Arches, Parquet, Dining Nook Asks $2,400
In an attractive Art Deco apartment building in Midwood, this one-bedroom retains gracious vintage details, including a foyer, arches, and a dining nook.
Landlords Aim To Further Dent Protections for Housing Voucher Holders
New York City landlords are challenging city housing discrimination laws after a State Supreme Court ruled that a requirement for Section 8 housing vouchers was unconstitutional.
Daily Links: Coney Island Church Gets $17 Million for Part of Site, 99 Units Planned
In the News Brooklyn Crime Thriller Lands Distribution Deal [BP] Historic Buses Coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park [BP] Pencil Factory Alums Opening Susu’s in ‘Burg [Greenpointers] XTC Nightclub to Open at Former Bushwick…
Wait, How Much? Manhattan and Brooklyn Rents Hit Record Highs
Mayor Zohran Mamdani may have capped rents for tenants in stabilized apartments, but for the rest of the city, the cost of renting just keeps going up.
The $1.5M Holdout: Kips Bay Fight Pits Tenant Rights Against NYC Housing Development
Wedged in a corner of Kips Bay, near the East River and NYU Langone hospital, four low-slung buildings contain 40 apartments.
Opinion: New York’s Home Care Program Has Brought My Daughter & I Closer
"Without a program like CDPAP, my only options would be a nursing home or a costly institutional care setting, neither of which reflects how I want to live and neither of which would be affordable for long."