Month: July 2007

• Preserving Affordable Housing

  The Sun: The city has preserved the “affordable” status of about 40,000 units, more than half of its 73,000-apartment goal. However, the efforts for creation of affordable housing are less advanced, as the city has claimed the completion of only 25,000 of its target 92,000 units. The issue of preservation vs. creation of new housing…

  6 July 2007

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• Bloomberg’s Affordable Housing Record

  Lets first admit that Bloomberg is playing catch up on this.

  5 July 2007

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• Reform DOB

  In a no-brainer, the Daily News supports reform at the Department of Buildings.

  5 July 2007

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• Changes on the Waterfront

  Francis Morrone on the Brooklyn waterfront, the National Trust’s endangered list and the “mercurial” David Yassky:This summer may offer the last best opportunity to view parts of the waterfront in the midst of its transition from a gritty industrial environment to phalanxes of tall residential towers with riverfront esplanades and the occasional park.

  5 July 2007

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