The new law, sponsored by Sen. Julia Salazar, allows loft tenants to seek redress in housing court when their essential services like heat and water are neglected or denied.
The new building will feature 94 units, communal lounges on each floor and plenty of green outdoor space.
Jennifer Gutierrez, the Democratic nominee for City Council member of District 34, says “affordability” does not line up with the income of Bushwick residents.
What exactly are your rights as a tenant in this city, and what are the legal obligations of landlords?
Local nonprofit helps tenants fight against housing displacement, landlord harassment, and gentrification
Deadlines are next week, hurry to apply!
Elected Brooklyn Officials and local advocates fight for racial justice before neighborhood rezoning plans come to life.
“People are becoming homeless.”
We dig into publicly available to data to see how housing issues are plaguing the neighborhood.
When Bushwick residents call their city council members to raise issues, it’s most often about affordable housing.
There are 100 units up for grabs.
A temporary restraining order has halted the development of this small, but very controversial patch of land.
There are 183 units up for grabs.
Eight new units in Bushwick hit the NYC Housing Lottery this week.
It’s all about the Area Median Income.
Three units in East Willy hit the NYC housing lottery today. But are they actually affordable?
The building at 810 Flushing Ave. has 42 units in total and is across the street from a brand new supermarket.
It’s a parking lot now, but it could be 1,147 apartments.
Tomorrow, residents of Hope Gardens, Palmetto Gardens and Bushwick II are invited to attend a resource fair between 12 and 6 p.m.
News is emerging that the original agreement between city council and Read Property Group won’t be honored.
“Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Stories of Community and Resilience from Public Housing” opens at Silent Barn’s Disclaimer Gallery on Friday, September 9th.
The Bushwick Community Map integrates data from city records into an easily navigable resource for tenants and homeowners trying to stay abreast of changes to the neighborhood’s housing landscape.
An expert panel on gentrification versus affordable housing in New York City filled audience members with frustration—and hope.
In a new report released by the ANHD, researchers culled data from multiple sources in order to find how many threats to affordable housing exist in many of New York City’s neighborhoods
On Wednesday, hundreds of people marched through the streets of Bushwick demanding visibility and accountability when it comes to
It’s no joke: New York City rents have skyrocketed in the past few years, and will continue to climb for the foreseeable future
Several man in blue t-shirts can be often seen after dusk smoking and talking to each other around The Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity at 89 Porter Ave in East Williamsburg, near Brooklyn Fire Proof
A civic organization, North West Bushwick Community (NWBC), whose missions is to advocate against the displacement of Bushwick’s longtime working-class residents and for accountability from developers, has requested that members of Bushwick community sign a petition pressuring the developer of Rheingold luxury condos to build promised affordable housing and to provide local jobs
Three 2-bedroom units of affordable housing in Bushwick are currently accepting applications
Increasing affordable housing and creating community green space are both laudable goals to pursue in the ongoing evolution of NYC’s neighborhoods, but a recent decision from city hall to invite developers to turn community gardens across the city into construction sites for new affordable housing seems to pit the two objectives against each other
All photos by Lucia Reed for Bushwick Daily On a recent rainy Sunday, I bundled up and hustled across Bushwick. I was coming from a meeting with the owner of Bootleg Bar, which just opened up on Myrtle and Bleeker, and I was rushing to a panel on affordable housing being held at Radio Bushwick. […]