housing project
noun
: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families
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City officials describe the funding boost not as a switch that starts new construction immediately, but as a way to grow the local funding base and keep affordable housing projects moving forward.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The law allows housing projects on properties within one-half mile of certain transit stops, even if local zoning rules would prohibit them.
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Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Gangbangers as young as 14 terrorized a Bronx neighborhood for months with shootouts targeting rivals from a local housing project while often wounding innocent bystanders, law enforcement officials said Monday.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
The buildings are public housing projects built under late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, the residents said, part of his administration’s agenda to provide housing for all.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The law allows housing projects on properties within one-half mile of certain transit stops, even if local zoning rules would prohibit them.
—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Gangbangers as young as 14 terrorized a Bronx neighborhood for months with shootouts targeting rivals from a local housing project while often wounding innocent bystanders, law enforcement officials said Monday.
—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
The buildings are public housing projects built under late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, the residents said, part of his administration’s agenda to provide housing for all.
—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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