Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Stanley Brezenoff will serve as Interim Chair of the New York City Housing Authority, succeeding Shola Olatoye who was set to depart the post at the end of April.
Alicia Glen, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, issued a letter to the New York State Budget Director urging the Governor to release the $250 million dedicated in the State’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
A report estimating the impact that Airbnb listings have had on neighborhood rents in New York City, which were disproportionately high in portions of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Mayor de Blasio held a press conference to mark a major milestone in his Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan, which will invest heavily into the community, which will provide for them safer streets, better parks, new schools, etc.