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Housing Preservation and Development

The Gapstow Bridge is seen through the trees in Central Park.
Oct 5

For a Healthy New York, Preserving Green Spaces Is Essential

In the 1970s countless neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs started to reclaim abandoned lots, turning them into community gardens, parks, and thriving outdoor community centers.
By Karen Haycox
Councilman Mark Levine is sponsoring legislation on HDFC transparency.
Mar 9

City Council Members to Introduce Bills on HDFC Co-op Transparency

Several City Council members will introduce legislation to expand reporting requirements on the state of the city's HDFC co-ops.
By Felipe De La Hoz
Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses supportive housing in Brooklyn. (Photo by Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)
Jan 12

De Blasio Announces Task Force to Guide Supportive Housing for Homeless

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an "all-star team" to help him steer the city's supportive housing development.
By Jillian Jorgensen
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance at a press conference last year. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
Feb 10

16 City Employees Arrested in Department of Buildings Bribery Probe

By Jillian Jorgensen
982 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, one of the apartment buildings added to the list this year.
Feb 4

It’s Not All Luxury Condos: City’s ‘Worst’ 187 Buildings Total 26,000 Open Violations

By Kim Velsey
Mr. Wambua is stepping down.
Aug 21

HPD Commissioner Mathew Wambua Leaving for Mortgage Lending Position

By Kim Velsey
Arbor House, a 124-unit affordable housing complex in the Bronx, embraced green building practices.
Feb 21

An Arbor In the Forest: Green Affordable Housing Development Opens In the Bronx

By Kim Velsey
Win one for the Giff.
Oct 25

Former City Council Speaker Paves Way For Largest Bronx Rezoning

By Daniel Edward Rosen
Nov 16

Even the City Must Pay Its Slumlords

By Laura Kusisto
Nov 15

Brooklyn Landlord Tries to Toss Old Folks for Partying

By Laura Kusisto
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