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Google and Amazon Attempt to Fix the Housing Crisis They Created

Google is donating $1 billion to build homes in Silicon Valley.
By Gabriela Barkho
Mayor Bill de Blasio stands in front of a residential construction site while unveiling his affordable housing plan on May 5, 2014 in Brooklyn. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

NYC Sets Affordable Housing Record with 24,500 Homes Financed in 2017

The last time the city created or preserved the largest number of homes was in 1989 under the late former Mayor Ed Koch.
By Madina Toure
Flanked by elected officials and advocates, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils his affordable housing plan at a press conference in May 2014.

De Blasio to Meet Affordable Housing Goal Two Years Early

The city will create 200,000 affordable homes two years ahead of schedule and is adding an extra 100,000 homes to its plan as a result.
By Madina Toure
Art Institute of Chicago.

Art Schools Offer Classes on Failure, Warhol Stolen From Missouri Museum—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Dan Boeckner's Operators release their debut LP, 'Blue Wave' today.

Dan Boeckner Delivers One of 2016’s First Great Albums With ‘Blue Wave’

By Justin Joffe
PHOTO: Molly Stromoski for Observer

Gentrification Closes the Studio Where David Bowie Recorded ‘Blackstar’

By Mischa Pearlman
St. Mark's will close its doors on Sunday for the last time.

As St. Mark’s Bookshop Shutters, Five Things You Might Not Know About the Store

By Jas Chana
Development at Hudson Yards, on the far west side of Manhattan, in 2013. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Jeremiah Moss Thinks Bernie Sanders Should Be Mayor of New York

By Matthew Kassel
Fat White Family (Steve Gullick)

Nudging Toward Armageddon With Fat White Family

By Justin Joffe
The DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, see from under the Manhattan Bridge.

Two Trees Grants Artists, Arts Group Subsidized Workspace in Dumbo

By Alanna Martinez
Brooklyn, brownstones, trees. (Kaitlyn Flannagan for Observer)

Brooklyn Is Far from Over

By Morgan Halberg
The Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami, Florida. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Miami’s Next Art Neighborhood, Venice Biennale Attendance Tally, and More

By Alanna Martinez
Artists and activists held signs and banners outside the Brooklyn Museum, with messages like "BK NOT 4 SALE." (Photo: Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Protests at Brooklyn Museum, Baby Saved in Queens Fire and More

By Stephanie Grella
AACHEN, GERMANY - MAY 14: French President Francois Hollande speaks during the International Charlemange Prize Of Aachen 2015 (Der Internationale Karlspreis zu Aachen) on May 14, 2015 in Aachen, Germany. The International Charlemagne Prize, one of the most prestigious European prizes, is awarded once a year since 1950 by the city of Aachen to people for distinguished service on behalf of European unification. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images)

France Gives Asylum to Art Threatened by ISIS, Brooklyn Museum Picketed, and More

By Alanna Martinez
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 04: Exterior view of the Brooklyn Museum during the Brooklyn Museum's Sackler Center First Awards at Brooklyn Museum on June 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

Brooklyn Museum Real Estate Summit Sparks Debate, Speed Museum to Reopen, and More

By Alanna Martinez
Mayor de Blasio

Afternoon Bulletin: Mayor Increases Anti-Homelessness Spending, Juilliard Goes Global

By Stephanie Grella
The Soho shopping district doesn't have much of a resemblance to it's artistic past. (Joey Lax-Salinas/Flickr)

The Soho Design District Isn’t Giving Up on the Neighborhood

By Morgan Halberg
Gov. Chris Christie with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Andrew Burt/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Cuomo, Christie Urged to Meet Over Hudson River Tunnel

By Alexander Rabinowitz
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Misconduct Findings in Garner Case Made Public

By Justin Joffe
Works from the exhibition "When You Cut into the Present the Future Leaks Out," which opened April 23 in the Old Bronx Borough Courthouse to a small protest from community members (Photo: courtesy of No Longer Empty's website).

Backlash As Bronx Art Exhibition Sparks Gentrification Fears

By Hailey Cunningham
Angelina Dreem

Digital Art: One Woman’s Hard-Wired Solution to Harlem Gentrification

By Casey Quackenbush
Members of #SaveNYC and loyal customers stood outside Louis Shoe Rebuilders today to raise awareness of the changing fabric of New York's landscape. (Photo: Giulia Olsson/New York Observer)

Funeral Held for Louis Shoe Rebuilders, Set to Close After 94 Years

By Giulia Olsson
Manhattan, Chinatown Rooftop Graffiti (Photo: Maremagnum/Getty Images)

Tag This: Collector Commissions Huge Graffiti Project in the Bronx

By Eliza M Dumais
Emily Reo @ Silent Barn (Photo by Justin Joffe/ New York Observer)

Emily Reo Finds Sanctuary in Bushwick’s Communal Music Spaces

By Justin Joffe
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