More housing, no gentrification: How rezoning gave East New York a new start
June 3, 2026
The Brooklyn neighborhood has seen a boom in new construction — without the gentrification and displacement.
The Brooklyn neighborhood has seen a boom in new construction — without the gentrification and displacement.
The Adams administration promised Sadé Singh she would be able to build a granny flat, or ADU, on her Queens property under new rules.
BROOKLYN REP. YVETTE CLARKE (D-09) on Tuesday introduced the Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2026.
Other details of the housing plan announced Tuesday include new senior housing and growing opportunities for home ownership.
Assemblymember Emily Gallagher told Gothamist she backed the extension after Two Trees agreed to pay higher wages to workers.
Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse, who represents several southeastern Brooklyn neighborhoods, is the bill’s main sponsor.
In its first vote under a new mayor, the Rent Guidelines Board left the door open for a rent increase despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise
This spring and summer, HPD and the Human Resources Administration will lead a community engagement process on the Fulton-Howard West site.
GOV. KATHY HOCHUL on Thursday announced the start of construction on Lebechi East, an 11-story, 95-unit housing development in Brownsville.
The applicant presented a rendering of the building that would be built if the group were unable to receive rezoning approval.
Antonio Reynoso announced new initiatives for students, immigrants and the arts in his 2026 State of the Borough address.
The building features a fitness room, playground, courtyard and on-site laundry. Application and broker fees have been waived.
The effort will leverage taxpayer funds to curb runaway insurance costs for landlords managing tens of thousands of apartments.
A Bay Ridge proposal would replace a retail site with an 11-story mixed-use building featuring housing, commercial space and parking.
The mayor appealed directly to Trump to get the money to create the massive apartment project over a railyard in Queens.
A NEW senior housing development, the Gail P. Duke Senior Residence, located at 350 Livonia Ave., offers rents as low as $0
Brooklyn Community Board 1 approved a controversial Greenpoint waterfront housing proposal with conditions tied to affordability.
In a wide-ranging interview with THE CITY, Leila Bozorg discussed a rent freeze, rezoning and how to help struggling tenants and landlords.
Some unsheltered New Yorkers say they prefer the freedom of the streets. Others say they have not been asked in.
CITY COUNCILMEMBER SANDY Nurse’s Community Opportunity to Purchase Act will not become city law, after a veto by former Mayor Eric Adams.
An affordable housing lottery opened for 23 newly built apartments at 556 Baltic Street, with rents starting at $1,020 a month.
AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY opened for a six-story residential building at 584 Gates Ave., offering nine rent-stabilized apartments
CITY HOUSING OFFICIALS have designated a longtime community nonprofit to build more than 70 apartments on an underused city-owned lot.
GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL announced the allocation of $2 billion in state housing bonds and subsidies to finance 24 developments statewide.
A community town hall was held to discuss the concerns locals have about the project on the New Utrecht Library site on Dec. 16.
“City of Yes” and neighborhood rezonings created vast new potential for development, but progress will still depend on further action.
More than a fifth of New York City’s core affordable housing stock is in the red or close to it — putting tenants at risk.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development-led initiative includes new buildings at four sites.
The City Council spent $1.5M on mailers opposing Mayor Adams’ housing ballot proposals, sparking debate over electioneering rules.
Voters face key NYC ballot proposals on housing and land use, with arguments for faster development and concerns over community power.
Brooklyn’s rising costs demand action; these ballot proposals speed up affordable housing while keeping communities involved.
Voters face key NYC ballot questions on land use, affordable housing, elections and digital mapping, with guidance on each proposal.
NYC ballot Questions 2‑4 aim to fast-track affordable housing by easing approvals, but similar efforts in other states show mixed results.
The affordable housing crisis has been in existence since the turn of the 20th century with the advent of overcrowded, unsafe housing.
The site of a former junkyard in Cypress Hills near East New York has been converted into a LEED Gold building.
NINETY-NINE AFFORDABLE UNITS at The Arcadian, at 975 Nostrand Ave., are up for grabs through a housing lottery launched last weekend.