Abigail Brone
Housing ReporterAbigail is 海角换妻's housing reporter, covering statewide housing developments and issues, with an emphasis on Fairfield County communities. She received her master's from Columbia University in 2020 and graduated from the University of 海角换妻 in 2019. Abigail previously covered statewide transportation and the city of Norwalk for Hearst 海角换妻 Media. She loves all things Disney and cats.
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Fifty apartments suffered water damage as a result of the fire forcing residents to relocate to local hotels. For the first month of displacement, residents were moved to hotel rooms without kitchen access. -
海角换妻 landlords are outlining their hopes for the upcoming legislative session, with a focus on housing construction. -
Miembros de la comunidad puertorrique帽a de 海角换妻, una de las m谩s grandes de EE. UU., han condenado los comentarios vertidos este fin de semana en un mitin a favor del expresidente Donald Trump, donde un comediante se refiri贸 a Puerto Rico como una 鈥渋sla flotante de basura鈥�. -
海角换妻 is home to about 300,000 residents of Puerto Rican descent. The state has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans per capita of any state in the U.S.
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During the last year, Fairfield County saw a 19% increase in unhoused individuals. Experts say focusing on deeply affordable housing and changing zoning codes would help solve the housing crisis. -
The purpose of the new laws is to ensure New Haven has safe, affordable housing and a way to create change if it isn鈥檛. The number of apartments needed to form a tenants union was lowered while the fine for negligent landlords was increased. -
The Time to Own program provides loans of up to $25,000 to assist with a down payment for eligible families. Time to Own reopened with the help of an additional $40 million in state funding. -
A dozen housing experts gathered in Waterford recently to discuss ways to improve the housing crisis by increasing housing options and affordability, including reducing the property tax and creating boarding homes as shelter alternatives. -
Tremont Flats, in the converted Aeolian Organ and Music Company factory, will be a mixed-income building, with 11 market rate units and the remaining 71 catering to families of various income levels. -
The Bayonet Street apartment building will have a total of 64 units, with the majority reserved for residents in need of housing assistance, with a batch reserved for adults with intellectual disabilities.
