A Manhattan judge hearing a lawsuit by public - housing tenants ordered the New York City Housing Authority to conduct lead inspections in thousands of apartments where young children live. (nystateofpolitics.com)
De Blasio is also is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. (nytimes.com)