The social housing proposals, known together as the Community Land Act, are the latest attempt to create affordable housing by removing real estate from the speculative market.

"As the city and state pour subsidies into for-profit development that fails to serve those most in need, Community Land Trusts (CLTs) offer a proven and powerful way to ensure lasting affordability, ...

Activists, attorneys, and small landlords call for an end to the program they say fuels displacement and speculation.

Tenants at 552 Dean St. say their homes have been covered in mold, leaks and pests for years. They rallied in front of Kings County Housing Court to make Gilman Management Corp. make the necessary rep...