The 2025 Top Mental Health Care Providers
Medical and nonprofit organizations meeting New Yorkers’ mental health needs Mental health has always been critical to an individual’s well-being, though it hasn’t always received the attention it deserves. In recent decades, there have been signs that the stigma surrounding mental illness is declining. At the same time, many measures of mental illness are increasing, […]
Advocates share roadmap for ending homelessness among New Yorkers with complex needs
Molly Wasow Park, commissioner of the city’s Department of Social Services, and Jody Rudin, president and CEO of the Institute for Community Living, joined NY1 anchor Rocco Vertuccio to discuss The Collaborative on Housing for Health. Click here to watch the interview.
2025 Nonprofit Power Players
PoliticsNY and amNY are proud to present the 2025 Nonprofit Power Players list. The leaders highlighted on this year’s list are the driving forces behind a variety of programs and initiatives improving the lives of New Yorkers from all walks of life. Focusing on important issues such as education access, race and gender equity, immigrant […]
Affordable Residential Projects Announced for Clason Point and Concourse Village, The Bronx
Plans have been announced for two 100-percent affordable housing projects in The Bronx at 1810 Randall Avenue in Clason Point and 860 Village Concourse East in Concourse Village. Designed by Aufgang Architects, the buildings will yield a combined 446 units. Click here to read more.
Op-ed: Medical respite saves hospitals money and improves care
New York hospitals are under enormous strain and looming Medicaid cuts threaten to widen budget gaps, particularly for public hospitals. At the same time, we continue to struggle with providing people health care that helps them get better and stay better. We must get creative with solutions and we should look to the medical respite […]
Two affordable housing projects in the works to bring 446 housing units to the Bronx
Aufgang Architects announced they are in the early stages of working on two new 100% affordable housing projects totaling 336 units in the Bronx, at 860 Concourse Village E. and 1810 Randall Ave. Formerly the site of a parking lot, 860 Concourse Village E. will have two towers spanning 201,031 square feet and standing 18 stories […]
Aufgang Architects Announces Two New 100% Affordable Multifamily Design Projects in the Bronx Totaling 446 Units
Aufgang Architects has released details on two new, award winning, 100% affordable multifamily design projects in the Bronx. An 18 story 266 unit building at 860 Concourse Village East, featuring a community health services facility, is being developed by Gilbane. Click here to read more.
ICYMI: New Affordable Housing Project Launches in Brooklyn
Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, and Institute of Community Living (ICL) President Jody Rudin celebrated the opening of 182 deeply affordable homes at 2886 Atlantic Avenue for New Yorkers exiting the shelter system. The opening of the building marks the first Affordable Housing Services (AHS) site in Brooklyn, and the creation of 835 deeply affordable […]
The Daily Dirt: How wrong can pols be about real estate?
Predictions are hard. Especially about the future. I’m not sure if Yogi Berra actually said that, but it’s particularly true for elected officials talking about real estate, a topic they think they understand but don’t. State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal said in November 2021 that the Soho/Noho rezoning would invite an influx of big-box stores. The rezoning […]
2886 Atlantic Avenue Opens in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn
A ribbon cutting ceremony was recently held to mark the opening of 2886 Atlantic Avenue, a ten-story affordable housing development in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Designed by JFA Architects & Engineers and developed by Camber Property Group, the nearly 128,000-square-foot structure yields 182 deeply affordable units. The project also includes 5,200 square feet of commercial space and […]