Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is designating the garden as parkland, which could stymie Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in his vow to revive the fight to put affordable housing there. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “affordable housing”
City Council Approves Plan That Could Bring 14,700 Homes to Queens
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2025
The New York plan would open up 54 blocks of Long Island City, which are mostly warehouses and parking lots, to housing. Source: New York Times
Mamdani and Cuomo Make Their Cases in Last Weekend Before Early Voting
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2025
As the New York City mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the candidates appeared at a forum at Queens College and at a soccer tournament in Coney Island. Source: New York Times
In Ashes of Amazon Fight, Tensions Emerge in Huge Bet on N.Y.C. Housing
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2025
Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build headquarters for Amazon in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support. Source: New York Times
Hudson Yards Developer May Get Another $2 Billion Boost From New York
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2025
The tentative deal comes on top of the billions in government aid that already benefited the firm, Related Companies, when the first phase was built. Source: New York Times
NYC Elections Board Rejects Council’s Push to Keep Housing Measures Off Ballot
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
The City Council, which would lose some power if the measures were approved, had argued that the ballot language was not clear enough to put before voters. Source: New York Times
New York Governor Seeks to Address Housing Crisis With Stopgap Measures
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
The moves by the governor of New York came after state leaders largely failed to address the worsening affordability problems in New York City and in the state. Source: New York Times
NYC Community Boards Usually Oppose New Housing. Not This One.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
Local groups are known for opposing new development. But amid a housing shortage, one community board representing parts of Manhattan’s West Side wants to see a lot more. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams’ Plan for NYC’s Housing Crisis Would Relax Rules for Developers
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
The mayor proposed reducing requirements that he said slow the construction of new homes as the city contends with a housing crisis. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
$2 Billion Development in Queens Approved Amid Housing Crisis
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022
The Innovation Queens project will, after weeks of contentious negotiations, include 1,400 affordable units out of more than 3,000 new homes. Source: New York Times
New York City Reaches Deal to Build Soccer Stadium in Queens
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
The New York City Football Club will pay roughly $780 million to build the stadium in Willets Point in Queens as part of a project that will include housing and a hotel. Source: New York Times
For Eric Adams, an Unexpected Influx of Migrants Poses a Major Test
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2022
The mayor has struggled to respond to thousands of migrants arriving on buses, and he has received criticism from every corner. Source: New York Times
NYC Landlords Charged with Defrauding Tax Break Program
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
The charges are the first brought by a new unit in the Manhattan district attorney’s office focused on fraud and tenant harassment in the housing and the real estate industry. Source: New York Times
What Urban Planners Can Learn From This Idealistic Coffee Shop
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2022
Can a pay-what-you-want cafe exist in a gentrified Gowanus? Source: New York Times