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● RELATED RENTALS Leasing launched at One Hudson Related Rentals announced the launch of leasing at One Hudson Yards, its 33- story luxury rental building at 530 West 30th Street . The tower features architecture by Davis Brody Bond , layouts by Ismael Leyva Architects and interiors by Andre Kikoski Architect . Benjamin Joseph, executive vice president at Related Companies , said, “The building provides a comprehensive lifestyle experience with best-in-class amenities and a prime location on the High Line at Hudson Yards.” The stone and glass building overlooks Heatherwick Studio ’s interactive design piece Vessel and The Shed, a new center for artistic invention designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group . One Hudson Yards has 178 apartments ranging from one- to three-bedrooms with one four-bedroom home on the penthouse level. Each apartment has 10 ft. ceilings, wide- plank grey oak floors , and extra-tall windows, a modern curtain wall façade an...

affordable housing lottery /downtown Jamaica"> affordable housing lottery ." /> Eighty-eight apartments are available at 92-61 165th St. in downtown Jamaica through the city's affordable housing lottery . View Full Caption NHS Development Corporation QUEENS — More than 80 affordable apartments — some starting at $494 a month — are up for grabs in a new building in downtown Jamaica. The newly constructed 14-story building at 92-61 165th St., near Archer Avenue, was developed by Jamaica-based NHS Development Corporation in partnership with The Arker Companies and Slate Property Group .  The building features a number of amenities, including a laundry facility, outdoor courtyard, recreation room and bicycle storage, according to the listing on the  NYC Housing Connect website . Located near York College and Home Depot, the building is within walking distance of the Jamaica Center subway station and will also include retail space on the ground floor, according to t...

The same day it voted to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from a park — a move that white supremacists descended on the city to protest — the City Council did something that got much less publicity. It unanimously approved a $ 4 million spending plan to address racial disparities . Over the next five years, about $2.5 million is to be used to redevelop public housing ; $250,000 will go to expanding a park in a black neighborhood; and $20,000 a year will pay for G.E.D. classes for public housing residents . Photo K. Ian Grandison, a University of Virginia professor, with a map of what the rapidly gentrifying city looked like in the 1920s. Credit Matt Eich for The New York Times Activists call it reparations for the destruction of Vinegar Hill and other black neighborhoods here. “I’m hoping that other elected officials and policy makers from across the country can see it’s not enough to just move a damn statue,” said Wes Bellamy, the vice mayor, who proposed the plan. “I think symbol...