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Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been.

De Blasio Housing Czar Becomes Latest Administration Official to Head for the Door

Vicki Been, head of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, will go back to teaching in February.
By Will Bredderman
Bronx Councilman Rafael Salamanca speaks at a press conference where Bronx tenants announced a lawsuit against their landlord.

Bronx Councilman Blames City’s ‘Irresponsibility’ for Toddler Deaths in Radiator Blast

Rafael Salamanca blasted the city for not checking radiators that claimed the lives of two baby girls in the Bronx after exploding.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a new vision for the city's MWBE program, with his senior MWBE adviser, Rev. Jonnel Doris, behind him.

Low-Cost Housing Projects Will Have to Earmark Cash for Minority and Women Contractors

HPD is imposing a new spending requirement on all affordable housing developments for minority- and women-owned businesses.
By Madina Toure
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced charges against a Harlem landlord and others this morning.

Manhattan DA, Public Advocate’s Message to Harlem Landlord: Don’t Mess With Tenants

By Madina Toure
NYCHA buildings. (Photo: New York City Housing Authority)

Could Building on NYCHA Land Save de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan?

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the announcement of his affordable housing plan. (Photo: Ed Reed for NYC Mayor's Office)

De Blasio Commissioners Face Off With Protesters Over Brooklyn Rezoning Plan

By Will Bredderman
Workers protest today in the Bronx (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Unions Rip Conditions at de Blasio-Backed Affordable Housing Sites

By Will Bredderman
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Council Speaker Launches ‘Task Force’ to Save Rent-Regulated Apartments

By Will Bredderman
Zoning changes for Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan are meeting resistance. (Photo: John Moore for Getty Images).

Council Members Fear Insufficient Protections for Workers in de Blasio Housing Plan

By Will Bredderman
(Photo: Getty Images)

Rent Guidelines Board Chairwoman Proposes Tax Plan to Finance Affordable Housing

By Will Bredderman
El Sitio Feliz Community Garden in East Harlem, one of many across the city (Photo: GrowNYC/Flickr/Creative Commons).

New Yorkers Protest City Plan to Destroy Community Gardens

By Ben Shapiro
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance at a press conference last year. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

16 City Employees Arrested in Department of Buildings Bribery Probe

By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilwoman Margaret Chin discussing her legislation. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen/New York Observer)

Councilwoman Wants Bad Landlords to Pay for Relocating Tenants

By Jillian Jorgensen
More?

When Will New York Get More Micro-Units?

By Kim Velsey

What Does de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Policy Mean for the Homeless?

By Kim Velsey
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his NYCHA Chair Shola Olatoye.

Bill de Blasio Appoints Members of Housing ‘Dream Team’

By Jill Colvin
982 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, one of the apartment buildings added to the list this year.

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

By Kim Velsey
Ms. Leicht will direct the New York and New Jersey region for HUD.

New Yorkers for Parks’ Holly Leicht Heads to HUD

By Kim Velsey
Mr. Wambua is stepping down.

HPD Commissioner Mathew Wambua Leaving for Mortgage Lending Position

By Kim Velsey

NYC Housing Connect Makes It Easier to (Probably Not) Win Affordable Housing

By Stephen Jacob Smith
1514 East 172nd Street. (Google Street View)

Judge Wants to Jail Negligent Bronx Landlord

By Elaina Plott
545 46th Street.

Foreclosure Fallout: The Brooklyn Real Estate Market Is Hot, But Tenants Still Suffer Housing Crash Aftershocks

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

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

By Kim Velsey
She's digging in. (Getty)

Not Buying Union Bias, Speaker Quinn Leads Veto Override on HPD Transparency Bill

By Kit Dillon
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