May. 22, 2025 By sobrien May 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien More than 500 people filled the Main Stage Theater at LaGuardia Community College on Wednesday evening for a joint Community Board 1 and 2 hearing on the OneLIC neighborhood plan, with testimony stretching over three hours during a passionate and, at times, heated…
May. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien New York City’s housing crisis is no secret and the city’s low-cost housing landscape remains extremely difficult to navigate, including a housing lottery system theoretically devised to provide a solution for the dire need for accommodation. A problem that has been brewing for decades, the housing crisis continues…
Apr. 21, 2025 By sobrien April 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The OneLIC Neighborhood Plan officially entered the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) on Monday, following certification by the City Planning Commission. The sweeping proposal aims to transform a large portion of Long Island City with new zoning rules that would create…
Feb. 27, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for three units in an upcoming 6-story mixed-use building at 32-24 Steinway St. in Astoria. The building will feature ten total residential units, with seven at market rate. The other three units have been set aside for those earning 130% of… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 16 units in an 8-story residential building at 31-61 Vernon Blvd. near Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria. The building has 51 residential units, 35 of which are market rate. The other 16 units have been set aside for those earning… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2025 By emarshall Feb. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 109 units in a 49-story residential building at 26-38 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City. The building, situated directly across from the site of “The Sunbather” a well-known pink sculpture along the avenue, has 363… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for three units in a 5-story mixed-use building at 38-03 31st St. on the border of Long Island City and Astoria. The building has nine residences, six of which are market rate. The other three units have been set aside for… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 112 units at Vordonia Towers, a residential building in Astoria. Located at 34-46 Vernon Blvd., this 17-story building features a total of 404 residences, with 292 offered at market rates. Of the remaining 112 units, 22 are designated for individuals… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2024 By emarshall Nov. 5, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 282 units at Lumen LIC Apartments, a residential skyscraper in Long Island City. Located at 23-15 44th Rd., Lumen LIC is 67 stories tall and contains 802 residences, with 520 being at market rate. The… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2024 By emarshall Oct. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City, in partnership with The Domain Companies, LMXD, the VOREA Group and Bridge Investment Group, has launched a housing lottery for 150 units in a mixed-use building located at 2-33 50th Ave. in Long Island City. Known as Jasper Hunter’s Point Apartments,… Read more »