Department of Housing Preservation & Development

Don Appel processed 18,000 FOIL requests and listened to many a reporter's complaints for records.

The new neighborhood planning process includes an online platform where residents can map their needs.

There were a record 104,000 applicants for 64 affordable units in Midtown in one building alone.

The city wants to build affordable housing on the garden site, but didn't win a grant to fund the plan.

The apartments range from $756 to $1,265 a month for households with up to six people. 

The 37-story building at 225 E. 39th St. will include 75 affordable units, an HPD spokeswoman said.

The city is working on how to keep Housing Development Fund Corporation co-ops affordable.

City officials said the lot will become affordable housing, but not necessarily for seniors.

A tenant resource Fair will be held next Tuesday in Jamaica.

Officials will present their plan to build on the Elizabeth Street Garden at a meeting on Wednesday.

Hundreds turned out to voice their opinion on the planned rezoning of East New York.

The President Street garden, which is under construction, is now under Parks Dept. control.

Siempre Verde Garden was one of 34 community gardens designated as a permanent green space.

Elk Investors has filed an application for below-market-rate units at 230-232 E. 54th St.

A total of 34 temporary gardens will be permanently protected, according to officials.