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Department of Housing Preservation and and Development

Recent Headlines

Chelsea

April 29, 2013

Chelsea Group Unveils Plans for Park in Former Sanitation Lot

Friends of 20th Street Park hope to convince the city to build a park at the empty lot.

Chelsea

March 22, 2013

Hotel Chelsea Still Without Heat 24 Hours After Gas Shut Off

Officials from Con Ed said signficant repairs needed to be made to the building's gas system.

East Williamsburg

October 25, 2012

Vacant Moore Street Lot May Soon Sprout to Urban Farm

A group is trying to convert the vacant lot behind Moore Street Market into an urban farm.

Lower East Side

October 17, 2012

Search for Former SPURA Tenants Ratchets Up With Development Plan in Place

Tenants of SPURA's former tenements will be given priority in new affordable housing to be built there.

Kips Bay

October 12, 2012

Residents Fear ‘Micro-Unit’ Building Will Become Student Dorm

CB6 members worry the tiny apartments will attract transient tenants not invested in the neighborhood.

Washington Heights

October 09, 2012

Affordable Housing Crisis in Northern Manhattan Prompts Protests

CB12's affordable housing committee is taking a close look at uptown's housing issues.

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton

September 10, 2012

Amenity-Filled Affordable Housing in Hell's Kitchen Accepting Applications

The new project on West 45th Street will offer one-bedrooms for as little as $533 a month.

Columbia Street Waterfront District

August 22, 2012

Vacant Lot on Columbia Street to Become a Children's Garden

The new garden will offer programs for children to learn how to grow vegetables and tend plants.

Washington Heights

August 02, 2012

Washington Heights Tenants Ask for City Oversight During Foreclosure

Washington Heights tenants fear the foreclosure of their buidling could lead to poor living conditions.

Chelsea

May 14, 2012

Group Plans Pop-up Park at Unused Chelsea Sanitation Lot

The Friends of 20th Street Park plan to use the area around a city-owned lot as a park on Sunday.

Manhattan

April 24, 2012

City Winning War on Bed Bugs, Figures Show

The bed bug epidemic appears to be waning after years of growing violations and complaints.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

February 09, 2012

Hotel Chelsea Tenants Told Not to Call Fire Department

In several incidents, residents smelled or saw smoke, but were told not to call the fire department.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

October 17, 2011

Affordable Housing Moves Forward at 20th Street Park Site

A city department has nixed 26 other sites for alternative housing and is set to move forward with plans to build on a site neighbors want to see become a park.

Harlem

August 01, 2011

Harlem Anti-Violence Group Finally Gets Place to Call Home

Harlem anti-violence group Mothers S.A.V.E. moved into its new headquarters Friday.

Manhattan

April 20, 2011

Mapping the Bed Bug Infestations in Your Neighborhood

DNAinfo has the map of Manhattan's worst neighborhoods, as the city's bedbug infestation grows.