Co-ops and rentals for low- and moderate-income residents spiral around what will be a leafy, semi-enclosed court.
Via Verde in South Bronx Rewrites Low-Income-Housing Rules
Sometime late this winter people will start moving into Via Verde, the subsidized housing development now rising on a long, narrow slice of formerly contaminated city property in what used to be one of the worst stretches of the South Bronx. The co-ops and rentals for low- and moderate-income residents spiral around what will be a leafy, semi-enclosed court.
Like the original New Deal, the Green New Deal is extremely wide-ranging. It addresses agriculture, energy, transportation, economic security, the environment, and the entire social sphere besides.
Chinatown was hurt during Hurricane Sandy, with many non-English speaking elderly stranded in high rises without water, lights, heat, or elevators. What future plans for the historic neighborhood are best, as projections for sea level rise increase?