Dec. 9, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann For more than a decade, John O’Keefe has been the man behind the beard, donning the iconic Santa suit and delivering joy to residents at Institute for Community Living (ICL) events across New York City. This year was no exception, as he brought holiday cheer to families at…
Oct. 24, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith A truly affordable housing lottery has opened for 36 apartments in a new 100% affordable development in Crown Heights, with units starting at $454 a month. Dubbed Weeksville Place, the new eight-story, 45-unit building has risen on a formerly vacant and overgrown lot. The lottery for the new…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A nearly 30-year-old family supportive housing development in Clinton Hill will be completely rebuilt and expanded after a Council Member Crystal Hudson allocated $1.5 million to the project. The Emerson Davis Family Residence opened in 1996 to support adults with mental health illnesses who had lost custody of…
Apr. 27, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
City and housing officials broke ground on a $42 million affordable and supportive housing project on the grounds of Woodhull Hospital on Thursday.