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    Say It Ain’t So–developers Target Smurf Village In Bed Stuy

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeWill Bed Stuy’s beloved Smurf Village become a cut-and-paste condo complex?The Brooklyn neighborhood has been gentrified at an alarmingly shocking pace; multi-decades-old Black businesses and Black-owned or traditionally Black folk-rented homes are being replaced by a new population–some call them transplants. So,...

    Urging Mayor Elect-Mamdani to Democratize Housing and Land Use

    New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joins other politicians for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the National Urban League's new headquarters in Harlem on November 12, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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    Things to Like, and Not Like, in FY2026 NYCHA Annual Plan

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    Developer Missed Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing Deadline, EDC Established New Timeline

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    Gregory Anderson: Bridge Street Development Corporation & Brownstoners of Bed-Stuy United in Effort to Strengthen Support to Homeowners

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    “The Black Tax” Puts NYC Property Tax Lien Sales in Historical Context

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    Right to Counsel NY: Not All NYC Eligible Tenants Facing Eviction Are Receiving Free Attorney

    Fern GillespieNew York City tenants facing eviction in Housing Court have access to free...

    Riis Houses Vote Overwhelmingly to Stay Public—FEC Against Demolition Calls for a Public Housing Reset

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    Council Member Chi Ossé Advises Brooklyn Residents on Handling Property Tax Liens

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    City of Yes Set to Build 80,000 New Housing Units

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    Community Activism Wins Rezoning Fight

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    How Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In

    This story was originally published by THE CITYBY SAMANTHA MALDONADOSometimes it takes as little...

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    Electeds & Activists say,”Tax the Rich! Help the City”

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“Tax the Rich,” some elected officials and NYC activists are calling for...

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    Community Works to Save a Treasure on Stuyvesant Avenue

    Historically, in black communities, there are sacred spaces. Not just churches, not just schools,...