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Items one a and b. Conditional use and variance are proposed for continuance by august 29th , 2019. Item number two is 2417 green street, appeal of the preliminary negative declaration proposed for continuance on till september 19th, 2019. Item number three is 50 post street downtown project authorization proposed for continuance until october 17th , 2019. An item four is a conditional use authorization proposed for indefinite continuance. I have no other items proposed for continuance and i hav...

Between 1900 and the outbreak of World War II, American women such as Josephine Baker, Gertrude Stein, and Augusta Savage left the States in pursuit of a more authentic life in Paris than they could live at home.

When New York lawmakers passed the state budget last month, they included the tenant movement’s top priority: a law, known as good cause eviction, that will give many renters the

Knowing the value that it could offer students, last fall Crystal Horner, a freshman at Sterling High School, decided she wanted to bring Special Olympics back to the school. Like anything, it takes time to get things off the ground but the team has officially launched and things are going well so far. “It makes […]

Elected officials, housing advocates and tenants facing higher rent rallied to get the Good Cause Eviction bill passed.

The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) has been lauded by housing advocates as a solution to maintaining affordable housing.

The latest housing proposal to hit the state legislature would create a new Social Housing Development Authority (SHDA) to oversee the development  of social housing—homes created “for the public good,” instead of profit. 

While supporters say New York City's right to counsel program needs additional funding to cover all the qualified tenants who need the legal help, they've also hailed it a success, and are now pushing to replicate it statewide.

How Portland betrayed its poorest neighborhood 

The saga of The Windermere, though unique in many respects, is emblematic of why the city’s need for deeply affordable housing and the interests of many for-profit owners and developers will never fully align.