by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 25, 2025 | Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manhattan BP Levine Calls for 2025 Rent Freeze Amid ‘Unprecedented Affordability Crisis’ NEW YORK, NY – Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine today strongly urged the Rent Guidelines Board to vote for a rent freeze for...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 24, 2025 | Breathing Better, Million More Trees, News
Another City budget is on the negotiating table, and difficult decisions lie ahead as we brace for the chaos Trump could inflict on our city. But one thing is clear: we must finally fund our parks and greenspaces like the critical infrastructure they are. The Parks...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 22, 2025 | Affordable Housing Plan, Albany Housing Agenda, Housing, News
It’s rare when the city, community, and developers can come together to throw their support behind a project, but such is the case so far with Carmen Villegas Apartments–a proposed LGBTQ+ senior housing site in East Harlem. “Carmen Villegas Apartments is exactly the...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 15, 2025 | Press Release
Dear Mayor Adams and President Kimball, I write today with sorrow, frustration, and a deep sense of urgency following the tragic helicopter crash yesterday that claimed six lives — three of them children. The heartbreaking loss suffered by this family visiting our...
by Anthony Hidalgo | Apr 9, 2025 | Affordable Housing Plan, Albany Housing Agenda, COY Housing Recommendation, Home Forward, Housing, News
A 50-year-old building in Lower Manhattan represents a new frontier for solving New York City’s housing crisis. Thanks to an ambitious redevelopment effort, a former office building at 25 Water Street has just been transformed into over 1,300 new homes, with rents for...
