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
AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY is now open at a mixed-use building in Gowanus dubbed “Union Channel,” with studios starting at $848.
U.S. REP. Hakeem Jeffries joined Justin Brannan and Alec Brook-Krasny in Coney Island on Tuesday for an affordable housing ribbon-cutting.
A New York judge has overturned a firearms ban in public housing, a decision that could have broader implications for tenants in Brooklyn.
A BUSHWICK MAN who slashed a stranger and attacked a bystander who tried to intervene has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison
NEW YORK CITY WILL ISSUE about $820 million of taxable, fixed rate “General Obligation Social Bonds” in October 2024 to generate funds.
NEITHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE is receiving an endorsement from The International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
A 75-YEAR-OLD WOMAN was scammed out of $100,00 by a con man she thought would fix her broken computer, police reported Tuesday.
AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY OPENED for the new Gowanus Canal towers at 420 Carroll Street, according to Brownstoner.
Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas announced the appointment of two new judges to the Brooklyn Housing Court.
Real estate owner, operator and developer RXR recently celebrated the topping out of 89 DeKalb — a 30-story, all-electric residential tower.
BED-STUY — A BED-STUY SECTION 8 tenant is suing Rent Guidelines Board member Christina Smyth, a real estate attorney appointed by Mayor Adams, over alleged violations of the Fair Debt
BENSONHURST — A TRAINEE FIREFIGHTER helped to rescue a Bensonhurst man from a blazing house fire on Saturday morning, reports amNY; rookie Joe Tenteromano and a team from Ladder Company
STATEWIDE — GOV. HOCHUL RELEASED AN Insurance Circular Letter from the New York State Department of Financial Services, which prohibits insurers from making inquiries or coverage decisions based on a
GREENPOINT — The northernmost neighborhood of Brooklyn notoriously has been one of the more pricey areas in the borough, but for some, that is about to change. Greenpoint Landing Associates,
It took a village to make a village, and it happened in Bushwick. Developers hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable development.
This week, Camber Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership broke ground on an affordable development with 127 units in Bushwick.
Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family’s single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose. The 180-square-foot (17-square-meter) room is filled with an air mattress where
We need affordable housing now. Such was the refrain emphasized by a range of Crown Heights residents at yesterday’s City Council’s hearing.
Since the end of the pandemic and rent support government programs, activists and officials have warned of an “eviction tsunami.”
BROADWAY JUNCTION — Totem, a Brooklyn-based real estate development firm specializing in innovative design and community-driven projects, marked today the next milestone in its plan to transform a privately-owned 94,000
ATLANTIC YARDS — Advocates in the BrooklynSpeaks coalition held a press briefing to mark the 20th anniversary of the Atlantic Yards project and call for change in New York State’s
BOROUGH HALL — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Wednesday released “The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn,” a vision to address the borough’s dual crises of housing and public health through
Haussmann Development announced that it has closed on a $38.5 million construction loan for 827 Sterling Place in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The seven-story project will feature 76
Seven Brooklyn NYCHA developments are being connected to Big Apple Connect’s free in-home internet and basic TV service, Mayor Eric Adams and Office of Technology and Innovation Commissioner Matt Fraser
New York State Supreme Court Judge Mark Masler has sided with Ithaca Renting Company, a local landlord with a broad portfolio of commercial properties and apartment buildings. The case stems
PARK SLOPE – William Macklowe Company and GreenBarn Investment Group—joint developers of a major residential and retail complex at 120 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope—announced today that they have signed
CROWN HEIGHTS – The Department of Housing and Development, the city Housing Development Corporation and NYCHA announced plans to develop 200 affordable homes for older residents – including 60 for
EAST NEW YORK – Construction began for the transformative $1.2 billion redevelopment of the former 27-acre Brooklyn Developmental Center property in East New York on Monday. The initial $373 million
This article was originally published on Oct 27 5:00am EDT by THE CITY On Tuesday, a key City Council committee approved a last-minute change to a proposed rezoning of a