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For press inquiries, please contact: 

Ogo Sylla
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Email: [email protected]

This Brooklyn apartment complex was built like a Lego set

Fast Company | Mar 24, 2025

NYC food pantries anticipate economic challenges amid Trump’s whirlwind orders and policy changes

amNY | Feb 7, 2025

Commentary: The Housing Access Voucher Program will help keep New Yorkers in their homes

Times Union | Jan 8, 2025

Bushwick food pantry supervisor sounds alarm on rising hunger

Pix 11 | Nov 21, 2024

CBS News: Home 4 Good program

CBS News | Oct 16, 2024

With Funding Restored, NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Restart Programs Amid an Uncertain Future

City Limits | Oct 9, 2024

By intervening early, a new program aims to help prevent eviction for NYC tenants

Brick Underground | Sep 30, 2024

Farmers market offers healthy foods to Bushwick residents

News 12 Brooklyn | Aug 3, 2024

Slate, RiseBoro Begin Leasing 318-Unit Affordable Housing Redevelopment Project in Queens

REBusiness Online | Apr 8, 2025

RiseBoro & Slate Launch Leasing at 318-Unit Affordable Housing Development Baisley Pond Park Residences in Jamaica, Queens

citybiz | Mar 27, 2025

Former JFK Airport hotel launches lottery for 125 affordable apartments, from $784/month

6sqft | Mar 24, 2025

Merchants Capital Secures $316+M for Phase II of Alafia, a Mixed-Use Affordable Development in Brooklyn

Yield Pro | Feb 26, 2025

Daniel Libeskind Tries His Hand At Affordable Housing

Curbed | Jan 23, 2025

RiseBoro Begins Phase 2 of Brooklyn Mixed-Use Project

Multi-Housing News | Jan 3, 2025

Riseboro Closes On $412.4 Million Financing For Alafia Phase II In East New York, Brooklyn

NY YIMBY | Jan 3, 2025

RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Hope Ballfield

Brooklyn Paper | Oct 9, 2024

Affordable Housing Lottery for Seniors Opens in East Flatbush, With Units Starting at $0

Brownstoner | Sep 9, 2024

How Teamwork Can Push Affordable Housing Projects Across the Finish Line

MultiHousing News | Jul 2, 2024

Camber Property Group and RiseBoro break ground on $75m, 127-unit affordable housing

NYREJ | Apr 30, 2024

A hotel row in Queens is getting a new look. New affordable housing is part of the mix.

The Gothamist | Apr 24, 2024

Bushwick Alliance breaks ground on affordable housing project

msn.com | Apr 18, 2024

Bushwick Alliance breaks ground on affordable housing project

PIX11 | Apr 16, 2024

RiseBoro Community Partnership on Updating NYC’s Shelter System ‘Strategy’

LiteFM | Apr 9, 2024

1601 DeKalb Avenue Breaks Ground In Bushwick, Brooklyn

NY YIMBY | Apr 6, 2024

Camber Property & Riseboro break ground on affordable housing – Brooklyn Eagle 

Brooklyn Eagle | Apr 5, 2024

Bushwick Food Pantry Fortified With Grant Infusion as Demand Surges

BK Reader | Mar 1, 2024

Bushwick food pantry fights growing need, seeks long-term solutions

PIX 11 | Mar 1, 2024

9 stunning architectural projects that show what’s possible with existing buildings

Fast Company | Feb 28, 2024

Forbes Changemakers: Finding the right solutions for the affordable housing community (part 2)

Forbes Changemakers Podcast | Feb 20, 2024

Forbes Changemakers: Finding the right solutions for the affordable housing community (part 1)

Forbes Changemakers Podcast | Feb 13, 2024

Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership to convert hotel to housing under HONDA program

NYREJ | Jan 16, 2024

NYC will convert JFK Hilton hotel into supportive housing

Archinect News | Dec 28, 2023

Camber Property Group, Riseboro Close On $75M Brooklyn Project

BK Reader | Dec 26, 2023

Slate, RiseBoro Buy 350-Room Hotel Near JFK Airport, Plan Affordable Housing Conversion

ReBusiness Online | Dec 22, 2023

No 421a, no problem: Camber, RiseBoro land $75M for Bushwick affordable project 

The Real Deal | Dec 22, 2023

JFK Airport Hotel To Be Converted Into Affordable Housing At 144-02 135th Avenue In South Jamaica, Queens

NY Yimby | Dec 19, 2023

Brooklyn nonprofit RiseBoro awarded $2 million to maintain food pantry

News 12 Brooklyn | Dec 19, 2023

City announces historic deal to convert JFK Hilton Hotel into 318-unit affordable housing complex

QNS.com | Dec 18, 2023

Former JFK Hilton Hotel in Queens to become affordable housing

New York Business Journal | Dec 18, 2023

Hochul Doles Out Nearly $300M To 4 NYC Housing Projects

BisNow | Dec 18, 2023

Baisley Pond Park Residence will deliver 318 permanently affordable apartments for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers at the former JFK Hilton Hotel 

City Life Org | Dec 18, 2023

Developers Finalize Acquisition and Financing for JFK Hotel-to-Residential Conversion

Commercial Observer | Dec 18, 2023

Slate, RiseBoro Buy Former JFK Airport Hotel for $64M 

Connect CRE | Dec 18, 2023

Two of Brooklyn’s Teen Migrants Share Their Experiences

BK Reader | Dec 1, 2023

Scenes From A Local Market

Bushwick Daily | Nov 20, 2023

Brownsville nonprofit at risk of closure due to city’s budget cuts, lack of funding

News 12 Brooklyn | Nov 14, 2023

Vertical panels of standing seam copper wrap Architecture in Formation’s 37 Hillside Senior Apartments

The Architects Newspaper | Oct 27, 2023

Brooklyn-based mentoring program for at-risk youth ends due to budget cuts

NYN Media | Oct 10, 2023

How can America fix its housing shortage?

The Economist | Oct 6, 2023

NYC slammed for abruptly canceling mentorship program for young people in public housing

Gothamist | Oct 2, 2023

Nonprofit to turn hotel into housing

Queens Chronicle | Sep 28, 2023

Black Food Rising Event to Boost Black-Owned Co-ops in Bed-Stuy

BK Reader | Sep 22, 2023

How to make sense of your CityFHEPS voucher paperwork

Brick Underground | Aug 29, 2023

Does This Brooklyn Housing Development Know the Secret to Long Life?

NY Times | Jul 28, 2023

Open Tuesday | Woodlawn Senior Living

BronxNet | Jul 11, 2023

City Can Replace Beloved Park Near SoHo With Senior Housing, Judge Rules

Bisnow | Jun 28, 2023

Affordable senior housing at Elizabeth Street Garden can move forward, court says

Crains New York | Jun 27, 2023

Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership break ground on $146 million development

NYREG | Jun 13, 2023

Breaking Ground: Revolutionary Brownsville Housing Project is Paving the Way for Affordable Climate Friendly Living

BK Reader | Jun 7, 2023

Slate and RiseBoro Join Brownsville Community to Break Ground on One of NYC’s Most Sustainable Affordable Housing Projects Ever

Real Estate Weekly | Jun 3, 2023

Organizers break ground on new affordable housing building in Brownsville

News 12 Brooklyn | May 31, 2023

NYC’s first hotel-to-housing conversion finally moves forward

New York Post | May 23, 2023

Brooklyn School to Pfizer: What happened to promised community education center?

Brooklyn Daily Eagle | May 15, 2023

Inside Slate’s hotel conversion

The Real Deal | May 10, 2023

JFK airport hotel will become 318-unit affordable housing complex

The Gothamist | May 7, 2023

Here are the community programs Brownsville residents can vote to fund

Brooklyn Paper | May 5, 2023

New York City Will Finally Turn a Hotel Into Housing

NY Times | May 3, 2023

Community groups rethink public health efforts as Covid relief dries up

Crains New York | Apr 28, 2023

‘Passive House’ Buildings Boast Climate & Health Perks. Why Aren’t There More of Them?

City Limits | Apr 13, 2023

Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez Presents $1M Grant to North Brooklyn Violence Disruptor

Our Time Press | Mar 26, 2023

Eco-friendly exoskeleton cuts apartment building energy use by 60%

NewScientist | Feb 28, 2023

New York has ambitious housing plans for the future. But what can be done right now?

Gothamist | Feb 14, 2023

HPD Selects Plans and Partners for 238-Unit Affordable Housing in Bed-Stuy

Brooklyn Reader | Jan 19, 2023

Wellness-focused housing development with 238 affordable units coming to Bed-Stuy

6sqFT | Jan 18, 2023

238-unit affordable housing complex coming to 2014-2042 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy

Urbanize | Jan 17, 2023

Bed Stuy to Get Truly Affordable Complex With 238 Apartments, Food Co-op, Community Programs

Brownstoner | Jan 13, 2023

RiseBoro’s passive house retrofits save landlord a bundle

The Real Deal | Dec 27, 2022

Slate Property Group Closes Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Project, Bringing 215 100-Percent Affordable Homes to Brownsville, Brooklyn 

Real Estate Weekly | Dec 22, 2022

Slate, RiseBoro land $122M to build Brownsville affordable project

The Real Deal | Dec 21, 2022

These old Brooklyn apartments got a stunning facelift—that also cut energy by 80%

Fast Company | Dec 21, 2022

‘A new beginning for East New York’: Construction begins on $1.2B affordable housing project

Brooklyn Paper | Dec 19, 2022

City Officials Celebrate New Gotham Point Development, Senior Housing in Long Island City

CityLand | Dec 8, 2022

City Officials and Riseboro Celebrate Opening of Woodlawn Senior Living Development in the Bronx 

Real Estate Weekly | Dec 8, 2022

New York City Needs Housing for Everyone, Not More Shelter Beds

Gothan Gazette | Dec 7, 2022

Gotham Point Two-Tower Development Opens on LIC Waterfront, Officials Hold Ribbon-Cutting

LIC Post | Nov 16, 2022

The Gotham Organization and RiseBoro Community Partnership Celebrate the Completion and Opening of Gotham Point in Long Island City

Real Estate Weekly | Nov 16, 2022

RiseBoro’s CalabazaFest at Maria Hernandez Park celebrates all things Halloween

Brooklyn News 12 | Oct 30, 2022

The 2022 Nonprofit Power 100

City & State New York | Oct 3, 2022

Throop Corners Affordable Development Breaks Ground At 88 Throop Avenue In Broadway Triangle, Brooklyn

NY Yimby | Sep 21, 2022

Officials break ground on affordable housing in Williamsburg, with over 300 new units expected

News 12 Brooklyn | Sep 14, 2022

‘Finding My Voice’ – Bushwick native makes documentary highlighting local youth theater program

News 12 Brooklyn | Sep 3, 2022

Settlement In A Low Income Housing Tax Credit Year 15 Appeal

Forbes | Aug 8, 2022

RiseBoro and Private Equity Giant Blackstone Reach Bushwick Affordable Housing Settlement

Brownstoner | Jul 26, 2022

Tenant Rights and Sustainability Retrofits: A Tough Balancing Act

Architectural Record | Jul 26, 2022

Bk nonprofit RiseBoro reaches affordable housing settlement with private equity giant Blackstone

Brooklyn Paper | Jul 22, 2022

Bushwick Non-Profit Takes on Billion-Dollar Investment Bank, Wins Affordable Housing Settlement

BK Reader | Jul 8, 2022

HPD Celebrates Grand Opening of 100 Percent Affordable Housing Development in Cypress Hills

Cityland | Jun 20, 2022

OPINION: New NYC Budget is a win for human services. But we can do better

NYN Media | Jun 14, 2022

Developers Compete 50 Penn Affordable Housing Project At 50 Pennsylvania Avenue In East New York, Brooklyn

New York YIMBY | Jun 14, 2022

Grand Opening of 50 Penn Mixed-Use Development in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn

Real Estate Weekly | Jun 12, 2022

A Long, Strange Year of Rent Relief

Curbed | Jun 1, 2022

Slate, RiseBoro push forward on massive Brooklyn affordable housing project

Crain's New York Business | May 24, 2022

Who, Where, How: Mapping Pandemic Rent Aid Across NY

Law360 | May 20, 2022

Why It’s Important to Teach Kids About Financial Literacy

Wealth of Geeks | May 12, 2022

Making Low Income Housing Energy Efficient – A Chat With Ryan Cassidy

Climate 21 | May 4, 2022

Rolling back Raise the Age won’t make us safer

The Daily News | Apr 2, 2022

Documental theater program at Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Center looks back on members’ lives

Brooklyn Paper | Mar 28, 2022

Scott Short on Good Day Street Talk

Fox 5 NY | Mar 26, 2022

Brooklyn youth mentoring and anti-violence program receives $40K for expansion

Brooklyn News 12 | Mar 2, 2022

‘It’s a sanctuary’: the magic of quiet, low-cost, allergy-free ‘passive’ homes

The Guardian | Feb 24, 2022

‘I miss everything. I miss everybody’: Depression rates for seniors are soaring amid COVID-19

USA Today | Feb 2, 2022

RiseBoro Community Partnership Chief Program Officer Mirtha Santana Discusses the Eviction Moratorium

CBS News | Jan 25, 2022

More Than 53K BK Households Now Face Eviction. Here’s What to Know.

Brooklyn Reader | Jan 18, 2022

Nonprofits call for greater access to city vouchers as evictions loom

The Real Deal | Jan 12, 2022

Economic impacts of pandemic and threat of eviction far worse for minority New Yorkers: study

The Daily News | Jan 11, 2022

End to Eviction Moratorium Will Stress-Test Tenants’ Right to a Lawyer

The City | Jan 5, 2022

Spreading Cheer and Holiday Meals on Christmas.

NBC News | Dec 27, 2021

Here’s the Best Way to Stop the Future Food Crisis Looming Over American Cities

Daily Beast | Nov 29, 2021

Women With Children Having Harder Time Re-entering NYC Workforce

The City | Nov 22, 2021

After Pandemic Reopening, NYC Senior Centers Adjust to New Normal

CityLimits | Nov 11, 2021

Residential Amenities Revealed For Gotham Point In Hunters Point South, Queens

YIMBY | Nov 2, 2021

A digital locker for public benefits: Harness tech to help the poor and working class

NY Daily News | Oct 24, 2021

MTA reveals ‘Monitor Point’ redevelopment project of Brooklyn waterfront warehouse

AM New York | Oct 20, 2021

Woodlawn Heights: Housing Lottery Open for Senior Living Units at 69 East 233rd Street

Norwood News | Oct 2, 2021

What If Pandemic Aid Went to Tenants, Not Landlords?

The New Republic | Oct 1, 2021

Gotham Unveils Huge Rent Stabilized Gotham Point Development

Real Estate Weekly | Sep 14, 2021

Andrew Cuomo Left Behind a Rent-Relief Debacle

The New Yorker | Sep 4, 2021

Neighbors Volunteer to Help Seniors in Bushwick Stuck in Home Due to Ida

News 12 Connecticut | Sep 3, 2021

The Community Engagement Power 50

City and State | Aug 22, 2021

Construction Begins At ‘Atrium At Sumner’ Affordable Housing Project In Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

NY YIMBY | Aug 18, 2021

Bushwick Senior Center Provides Free COVID-19 Vaccines During Mobile Vaccine Event

Brooklyn Reader | Jul 23, 2021

The State Distributed $0 in Rent Relief in Program’s First Month

The City | Jul 15, 2021

Watch Scott’s Short’s Interview on The Bronx Buzz

The Bronx Buzz | Jun 17, 2021

Landlords Ask Cuomo to Lift Eviction Ban After Ending Covid Restrictions

The Real Deal | Jun 16, 2021

Slate to partner with RiseBoro to build 215 apartments in Brooklyn

Real Estate Weekly | Jun 4, 2021

NYC Immigrant Renters to Get Legal Guidance, Rent Relief Through New Housing Helpline

Brooklyn Reader | Jun 4, 2021

What If New York Stopped Knocking Down Buildings?

The Intelligencer | May 17, 2021

City Must Urgently Plan to Reopen Senior Centers

Brooklyn Reader | May 14, 2021

Opinion: What the City Must Do to Address Its Checkered Past and Legacy of Segregation

CityLimits | May 12, 2021

New York AG Supports Community Group In Battle With AIG Over Tax Credit Property

Forbes | Apr 21, 2021

City Nonprofits Face ‘Financial Catastrophe’ Due to Pandemic’s Demands

The Gothamist | Apr 21, 2021

‘Corporate Greed’ Sees Company Back Out of Bushwick Affordable Housing Deal: Lawsuit

Brooklyn Reader | Apr 19, 2021

Brooklyn Group Battles for Bushwick Building — and the Future of Affordable Housing

The City | Apr 15, 2021

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Must Focus on Eradicating Child Homelessness

CityLimits | Apr 14, 2021

New York City group retrofits apartments without displacing residents

Yale Climate Connections | Apr 12, 2021

A shady partner in affordable housing: How corporations threaten LIHTC’s success

The Daily News | Mar 10, 2021

Scott Short, RiseBoro in City & State’s Nonprofit Power 100

City and State | Feb 21, 2021

PODCAST: Fighting climate change, one building at a time

UN News | Feb 12, 2021

Origin Stories: How RiseBoro CEO Scott Short’s Passion To Reduce Inequality Led Him To Real Estate

Bisnow | Jan 20, 2021

Bushwick Senior Center Employee Surprises Residents With 75 Hot Christmas Meals

Brooklyn Reader | Dec 30, 2020

New York’s Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings

NY Times | Dec 29, 2020

Riseboro to Distribute Food Baskets to more than 400 Families

Bushwick Daily | Dec 21, 2020

‘I Have Nowhere to Go’: This New York City Mother Is One of Millions Facing the Threat of Eviction

Courier | Dec 18, 2020

Opinion: Nonprofits Supporting the City’s Most Vulnerable Need More Funding—& Respect

CityLimits | Dec 7, 2020

New Central Brooklyn Food Co-op Aims to Nourish and Empower Locals

The City | Oct 17, 2020

Elderly New Yorkers languish on wait lists for critical services amid COVID-19

NY Post | Sep 6, 2020

NEW YORK CITY’S PUBLIC HOUSING RULES COULD FORCE MANY RELEASED PRISONERS INTO HOMELESSNESS

The Appeal | Jul 22, 2020

COVID Rent Relief Program to Alleviate Rent Burden for Vulnerable New Yorkers

PoliticsNY | Jul 22, 2020

Brooklyn Nonprofit Riseboro Keeps NYC Seniors Fed During COVID-19

Brooklyn Reader | Jul 22, 2020

Coronavirus Ravaged New York’s Budget and Made Your Census Participation More Important Than Ever.

Gotham Gazette | Jun 20, 2020

Op-Ed: New York’s budget cuts create a ‘social time bomb’ for underserved youth

AM New York | Apr 27, 2020

Press Release: OneCity Health Awards Community Partners $4.3M to Address Food and Housing Insecurities Among NYC Health + Hospitals’ Patients

RiseBoro | Feb 5, 2020
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