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New 'Affordable' Bed-Stuy Housing Lottery Only For $74K And Up
New apartments at 263 Franklin Ave. in affordable housing lottery priced too high for many locals feeling squeezed out of neighborhood.

New apartments at 263 Franklin Ave. in affordable housing lottery priced too high for many locals feeling squeezed out of neighborhood.

The Bed-Stuy Housing Initiative, which has spent a year working with locals and community organizers, will host a workshop next week.

NYCHA failed to fix a collapsed bathroom ceiling and exterminate roaches in a woman's apartment for months, according to a PIX11 report.
The Brooklyn apartment building has nearly 1,000 open violations.
A new building on the affordable housing lottery is only available to those that make at least $84,000 a year, records show.
Two new Bed-Stuy buildings hit the affordable housing lottery this week, but only for those making at least $68,000 or $78,000 a year.
The Brevoort Houses, where residents once went three weeks without running water, is one of five Bed-Stuy developments getting new boilers.
Three affordable apartments are up for grabs at 877 Park Ave. in Bed-Stuy, city records show. Do you make enough to rent one?
City Council approved plans this month to build a 59-unit supportive housing development on an empty Marcy Avenue lot, records show.
A $97,000 annual salary needn't stop you from applying for the newest batch of "affordable" Bed-Stuy apartments.
That's one way to keep things affordable.
A new study from Localize.city found Bed-Stuy ranks fourth in the list of neighborhoods with heat and hot water complaints.
This is how The Collective plans to honor the legacy of Bed-Stuy's former bastion of African culture and activism.
The Collective has filed plans to start building it's tech campus-like apartment complex at the former home of Bed-Stuy's Slave Theater.
The "Arrested Development" star must have raided the Banana Stand.
City Council Member Robert Cornegy says the city took 10 District 36 properties through a program that may be targeting homeowners of color.
A new housing complex rising on a Herkimer Street lot will bring more than 100 senior-friendly apartments to Bed-Stuy, developers said.
A black woman with a near-perfect credit score and $90K income says she's been rejected five times for rentals in her neighborhood.
Tenants of 12 Brooklyn buildings, all run by one nonprofit, are asking the city to step in and help combat dangerous conditions.
Find out if you qualify for an affordable one-bedroom apartment in a new elevator building in Bed-Stuy.
Check out photos of the Stuyvesant Heights' oldest and newly renovated home at 47 Chauncey St.
A Localize.city analysis found 27 percent of available Bed-Stuy homes are within 160 feet of an active construction site.
A single person who wants one of these "affordable" Bed-Stuy apartments must earn between $69,000 and $97,000 a year, records show.
A batch of "affordable" Bed-Stuy studios hitting the housing market Friday require applicants earn more than $75,000 a year.
Borough President Eric Adams is rallying behind Dairus Griffiths who was reportedly tricked into selling his home for half its worth.
Nine new Bed-Stuy apartments hit the affordable housing market this week. Find out if you qualify.
Housing advocates toured NYC Monday to raise awareness about a new tool to help fight evictions: a map that shows were it happens most.
New Yorkers hoping to live in these Park Avenue apartments need to earn between $89,000 and $172,120 to apply.
Brookland Capital​, dubbed one of Brooklyn's most prolific developers, received an eviction notice at its Bed-Stuy HQ, reports show.
Developers filed plans to bring 236 apartments and 44 parking spaces to the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Prescott Place, records show.
New Yorkers must earn between $58,286 and $ 135,590 to apply for a new batch of affordable Bed-Stuy apartments, city records show.
The former site of Bed-Stuy's iconic Slave Theater was bought by The Collective, a London developer that plans to build a co-living space.
Developers filed permits to build a seven-story hotel on Patchen Avenue near Van Buren Street, city records show.
One small Bed-Stuy apartment building is among the worst in the city when it comes to hazardous heat violations, according to a new study.
Snag a $859 studio on Vernon Avenue or a $1,600 two-bedroom in a luxury Bed-Stuy development on Fulton Street.
This will be the third time Brookland Capital has requested permission to demolish a Bed-Stuy garage to build apartments.
Bed-Stuy is likely to draw the hoards of Williamsburg residents fleeing the L Train Shutdown, a new report found.
Bed-Stuy is about to get more affordable housing, but it's only available to those earning more than $67,715 a year.
Community Board 3 voted to support to tear down a historic Halsey Street garage and build apartments Monday night.
Here's your monthly guide to the city's affordable Brooklyn listings. This month, eight out of 12 buildings demanded six-figure incomes.