Food and Shelter

Outer Queens, 2044 On the second Saturday of each month, before the heat builds in the converted dormitory corridors, Mara wheels the newspaper bundles down the service ramp and into...Read More “How Mesh Artists Organize” »

Risographed posters cover the wall of the Manhattan gathering space. Lively pinks, yellows, and greens layer map grid, the connecting arrows of a diagram, and the shapes of fruit, loaves...Read More “The New Literacy” »

A row of folding tables has appeared on Fordham Road in the Bronx, near a bodega whose wall still bears the watermark from the 2032 flood — a faint brown...Read More “Big Barter comes to the Bronx” »

It’s one of those wondrous New York sunsets—rusty orange clouds toward the west. High above the city, dots glint in the presence of drones. We zoom our glasses in, and...Read More “Tacos Are Flying Through The Air” »

One year after securing expanded powers, NYC Housing Czar Jex Radbone is overseeing a renaissance in affordable housing. Gone are the days of endless paperwork and bureaucratic hurdles. “You need...Read More “Need a NYC Home? Here’s the Passcode.” »

Leilani Reyes pushes her cart through Home Depot, past stacks of raw and refurbished brick, spools of reclaimed electrical wire, and assorted rusting hardware in need of a wire brush....Read More “How a Home Depot Roof Stopped a Flood” »

On the evening of Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Hongsheng Leng was napping as the water entered his basement apartment. At 82, his energy was diminished from years of taking the...Read More “The End Of Watery Death Traps In NYC” »

Up to the early 21st century, immigrants were blamed for problems like crime, housing shortages, and wage suppression, with often dehumanizing rhetoric. “It is a too familiar fact that wherever,...Read More “Immigrants To Be Guaranteed Homes In Historic Hud Shift” »

With refugee mega-camps set up beside borders globally, and New York bracing for yet another record-breaking heatwave, the city is now facing the existentially daunting challenge of climate migration head-on....Read More “The New American Dream?” »

In a once-unthinkable display of bipartisan cooperation, Republicans and Democrats have joined forces to spearhead bold housing legislation. And this time, they’ve managed to save public housing in the state....Read More “Meet the Republicans Who Saved NYCHA” »

Forget skyrocketing prices. Forget property ownership as a path to generational wealth. In today’s New York City, homeownership means stability, not investment. A decade of progressive legislation is now bearing...Read More “Why Housing is No Longer a Good Investment” »

In a David vs. Goliath court case, a public housing initiative in New York City has emerged victorious from a legal battle against Amazon Robotics. Project Helping Hands, a resident-led...Read More “Nycha Beats Bezos On Robot Lawsuit” »

After decades of lagging behind housing density in the other boroughs, Staten Island is on the cusp of a major transformation. This week marks the long-awaited inauguration of the Staten...Read More “Staten Island Train Line Powers Up This Week” »

For over a decade, it stood as a symbol of broken dreams, one of many unfinished luxury supertall skyscrapers towering over Brooklyn and Queens, its skeletal frame choked by weeds...Read More “From Ghost Skyscraper to Public Haven” »

Blanche Rootbeam’s morning coffee routine has taken on a new dimension. Every day, 70-year-old Rootbeam shares a cup with Anala Babu, her 22-year-old neighbor, who, along with her girlfriend Sally,...Read More “Finally Catching Up To New Jersey” »

Old and young, speakers of dozens of languages, of comfortable or modest means, they all looked out of their windows two evenings ago and saw what no New Yorker wants...Read More “Roomers Survive Drone Mishap” »

Remember when Adams was re-elected for his third term? It was a low point for the city—an era remembered for its rent gouging, casino construction, and abandoned supertall towers. But...Read More “A Teacher’s Tower, Courtesy the City’s Worst Landlord” »

Inmates Secure Victory After Month-Long Protest, City Announces Plans for Transformative Re-Use In a groundbreaking move, New York City has agreed to permanently close the infamous “jailscraper” in Chinatown, following...Read More “Chinatown’s “Jailscraper” Falls” »

Protestors flooded the opulent gold-plated entrance of the Kushner Casino in Brooklyn this morning, covering the lobby with old mattresses. They also pulled the electronic gambling “pokies” out of the...Read More “Protestors Shut Down Brooklyn’s Largest Casino As Flood Waters Rise” »

In a poignant return to its roots, the former St. Vincent’s Hospital in the heart of the West Village will support New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. This groundbreaking move comes after...Read More “West Village Owners Bow To Intergenerational Pressure” »