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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,...
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    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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    Relief for Low-Income Co-Op Owners: AG James, Mayor Adams, HPD Announce Pilot Program Support

    New York Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and New...
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    Things to Like, and Not Like, in FY2026 NYCHA Annual Plan

    By Mary Alice MillerAmong those who gave testimony at the recent public hearing on...
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    Developer Missed Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing Deadline, EDC Established New Timeline

    By Mary Alice MillerNorman Oder’s skepticism long foreshadowed the possibility that the deadline for...
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    New 2025 Lien Sale: June 3rd by Renee Turner-GregoryNew York City Department of Finance has...
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    Gregory Anderson: Bridge Street Development Corporation & Brownstoners of Bed-Stuy United in Effort to Strengthen Support to Homeowners

    "Bridge Street Development Corporation is proud to stand in solidarity with Borough President Reynoso,...
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    “The Black Tax” Puts NYC Property Tax Lien Sales in Historical Context

    By Mary Alice MillerWith New York City’s impending tax lien sale scheduled for May...
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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...
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    Riis Houses Vote Overwhelmingly to Stay Public—FEC Against Demolition Calls for a Public Housing Reset

    New York, NY — On April 4, NYCHA released the preliminary results from the...
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    Council Member Chi Ossé Advises Brooklyn Residents on Handling Property Tax Liens

    By Fern GillespieCity Council Member Chi Ossé wants to remind Brooklyn homeowners who have...
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    City of Yes Set to Build 80,000 New Housing Units

    By Mary Alice MillerMayor Eric Adams has achieved his crowning achievement: an update to...
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    Community Activism Wins Rezoning Fight

    MTOPP’s StatementIf the Community, MTOPP, and Flower Lovers Against Corruption had never gotten involved...
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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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