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    City to Acquire and Convert Nearly 500 Cluster Units into Affordable Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image Credit: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office.

    The new affordable housing is part of the de Blasio Administration’s efforts to end cluster site program. On December 4, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the progress made by the City for the acquisition and conversion of nearly 500 cluster units across 17 buildings into permanently affordable housing. The City’s plan is part of the administration’s initiative to address the homelessness crisis in New York City and is projected to provide housing for over 1,000 New Yorkers. (read more…)

    Tags : acquisition, affordable housing, cluster site program, cluster units, conversion, homelessness, HPD, mayor
    Date:12/26/2018
    Category : Mayor
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    City Planning Commission Considers Acquisition of Land to Expand Olmsted-Beil House Park

    Land Acquisition  •  Eltingville, Staten Island

    Map of area around Olmsted-Beil House Park (center, green). Proposed lots to be acquired are in red. Image Credit: NYC CPC/ NYC Parks & Recreation

    Proposed historic park expansion will provide space for programming and direct access from Hylan Boulevard. On October 31, 2018, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application on the acquisition of property at 4485 Hylan Boulevard in the Eltingville neighborhood of Staten Island to expand Olmsted-Beil House Park. The Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services jointly filed the application.  (read more…)

    Tags : acquisition, City Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation, eltingville, parks, Parks Department, Staten Island
    Date:11/12/2018
    Category : City Planning Commission
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