What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? July 11, 2025

11.07.2025    City Limits    2 views
What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? July 11, 2025

Each Friday City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing land use and homelessness Catch up on what you might have missed here The City Council scored a legal win this week in its lawsuit over the mayor s refusal to implement its rental voucher expansion laws Gerardo Romo NYC Council Media Unit Welcome to What Happened This Week in NYC Housing where we compile the latest local news about housing land use and homelessness Know of a story we should include in next Friday s roundup Email us ICYMI from City Limits An appeals court ruled Thursday that Mayor Eric Adams administration must implement a package of laws passed by the City Council to expand eligibility for the city s rental subsidy operation CityFHEPS The laws raise the income threshold for applicants and expand eligibility to those at danger of eviction Here what New York City s next mayor has the power to do when it comes to housing and what they might need the City Council or Albany s help with Should the city speed up its populace review process for new housing projects How much say should City Council members have when it comes to approving developments These are a inadequate of the questions voters might be solicited to answer this fall as the Charter Revision Commission finalizes a set of ballot proposals Last year the City Council passed two bills requiring city agencies to survey displaced persons and asylum seekers in the shelter system about their work and healthcare demands The surveys were supposed to be distributed last November but still aren t finished yet ICYMI from other local newsrooms So far the city s new broker fees law hasn t lead to a substantial rent spike as various critics feared according to Gothamist NYCHA wants to lease its parking lots for electric truck charging Crain s reports subscription required A primer on the plans to bring three new casinos to New York City via THE CITY NYCHA finished billion worth of state-funded infrastructure upgrades across its developments according to the Norwood News New York Times columnist Ginia Bellafante on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment plans The post What Happened This Week in NYC Housing July appeared first on City Limits

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