Affordable Housing Archives - Riverhead News Review

04.06.2023 Community

Families share ‘overwhelming joy’ at ribbon cutting for new affordable homes in Riverside

Two local families moved into brand new homes in Riverside this week, thanks to an affordable housing program — and their own hard work. Habitat for Humanity of Long...

12.01.2022 News

Displaced on the North Fork: Housing crisis leaves longtime residents scrambling for a place to live

Living in one place all your life isn’t always a guarantee that you can remain there. It’s a problem that’s not unique to the North Fork but is perhaps...

07.29.2022 News

Riverhead passes on chance to place affordable housing tax on the ballot

There will be no referendum in November asking Riverhead residents if they support an additional .5% transfer tax to the existing Community Preservation Fund, with the additional funding going...

07.23.2022 Government

Deadline approaching for Riverhead to put affordable housing tax on the ballot

With only weeks remaining to opt-in, the Riverhead Town Board may not give voters the opportunity to vote on a new East End affordable housing funding program. The deadline...

04.28.2022 Government

Comprehensive plan update focuses on affordable housing in Riverhead Town

Some common themes were heard from those in attendance at Riverhead Town’s Comprehensive Plan update Monday night. Residents said very little affordable housing remains and much of the housing...

04.05.2022 Government

Should Riverhead approve affordable housing tax? Town Board has first say

Riverhead Town has to decide if it will participate in the Peconic Bay Community Housing Fund, which officials say could create a fund to generate more than $600 million...

12.01.2021 News

Transformative project for Riverside as affordable, single-family homes to be built

The Southampton Housing Authority and Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk broke ground last week on affordable single-family homes in Riverside that will deliver the American dream to five income-qualified...

10.16.2021 Opinion

Editorial: Affordable housing crisis even more critical now

Of the many dramatic changes wrought by the pandemic, the sharp rise in housing costs is among the most detrimental. Anyone who sells homes on the North Fork will...

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