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Judge tosses 'poor door' suit against Hudson Yards building
August 10, 2022 | 6:28pmA federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by prospective tenants of affordable units at a Hudson Yards tower who claimed policies in the building were discriminatory.
Manhattan Democrat praises Donald Trump
December 17, 2015 | 1:29amA Manhattan Democrat praised Donald Trump Wednesday at, of all places, a hearing of the City Planning Commission on zoning issues. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer was criticizing “poor doors”...
Developer bypasses 'poor doors' with separate low-income units
June 29, 2015 | 11:29pm“Poor doors” may now be banished, but one new Brooklyn development is going a step further by pushing needy tenants into a handful of low-income buildings. As lawmakers pat themselves...
'Poor doors' are no more thanks to rent-regulation bill
June 28, 2015 | 11:33pmNo more “poor doors”! Developers who receive tax breaks to build apartment buildings with affordable units can’t segregate tenants based on income, or have separate entrances for those residents living...
Luxury building removes ‘poor porch’ after Post report
May 3, 2015 | 8:41amTear down the poor porch! A luxury Queens building that blocked portions of palatial balconies belonging to some rent-stabilized tenants — so that high-paying, tiny-terraced residents didn’t develop a case...
'Poor doors' to appear on 'Blue Bloods'
January 25, 2015 | 9:27amIt’s an open-and-shut case. New York’s notorious “poor door” is getting the TV treatment — appearing in a crime scene in an upcoming episode of the CBS police drama “Blue...
Luxury building fences off low-rent tenants’ terraces
December 7, 2014 | 1:24amFirst there was the Poor Door. Now there’s the Poor Porch. A Queens luxury tower that was bailed out by the city is blocking the large terraces of a few...
De Blasio voted for luxury building 'poor door'
July 28, 2014 | 10:40pmMayor Bill de Blasio and other officials denouncing “poor door” entrances for subsidized tenants in luxury buildings actually voted in favor of a measure that made such separation possible, a...
Government 'poor door'
July 26, 2014 | 5:01pmSo now New York City has approved the so-called “poor door,” a separate entrance for those living in the “affordable housing” part of a 33-story, Upper East Side luxury condo....
Lawmakers vow to end 'poor door' policy at luxury buildings
July 26, 2014 | 12:35amCity pols vowed on Friday to pass a new law to prevent developers from having a separate “poor door” entrance for low-income residents within mostly-luxury apartment complexes. The outrage came...
City OKs UWS development with 'poor door' for residents
July 20, 2014 | 2:16amThe city approved a developer’s controversial plans for a “poor door” on the Upper West Side, The Post has learned. Extell came under fire last year when it introduced plans...
The truth about the ‘Poor Door’
August 27, 2013 | 4:00amThe mushrooming stink over the “two-door” policy at 40 Riverside Blvd. is noxious on every level. Contrary to howls that it’s tantamount to “apartheid,” separate entrances at Extell Development Co.’s...
Christine Quinn slams use of 'poor door' for subsidized-housing tenants
August 21, 2013 | 4:00amChristine Quinn wants to slam the “poor door” on city developers. The council speaker and mayoral candidate yesterday blasted Manhattan megabuilder Extell for its plan to divide its wealthy residents...
Upper West Side condo has separate entrances for rich and poor
August 18, 2013 | 4:00amThis is rich! The poor will use a separate door under plans for a new Upper West Side luxury tower — where affordable housing will be segregated from ritzy waterfront...