Upper East Side Named to City’s Affordable Housing Fast Track
On April 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) will hold a public hearing on proposed rules to implement the new Affordable Housing Fast Track program, one of the ballot proposals approved by voters in last November’s election. These rules will shape how neighborhoods are
Yorkville’s Affordable Housing Is Disappearing—and the City’s Fair Housing Strategy Isn’t Saving It
FRIENDS has been sounding the alarm for years: Yorkville is losing its affordable housing as older, lower-rise buildings—many of them rent-regulated and relatively affordable—are demolished and replaced with luxury towers.
HPD Fair Housing Strategy: The Upper East Side Deserves a More Thoughtful Approach
Since 1966, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has required federal agencies to consider the effects of federally funded or federally permitted projects on historic and cultural resources before carrying them out. That simple requirement has protected countless historic places while ensuring that communities, preservation organizations, State Historic