Obstacles to NYCHA’s quest to redevelop two public housing complexes in West Chelsea keep springing up. Late last month, former State Sen. Thomas Duane filed a lawsuit looking to block the redevelopment of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, Crain’s reported. The lawsuit claims NYCHA’s plan is illegal, as it involves leasing the properties to Related Companies, ostensibly in violation of a state law dating back to 2010. “It is absolutely unacceptable that the city of New York would sell its land and low-income housing to a private developer,” Duane said in a statement. He represented the neighborhood for 14 years […]

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