Abigail Brone
Housing ReporterAbigail is Connecticut Public'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 Connecticut in 2019. Abigail previously covered statewide transportation and the city of Norwalk for Hearst Connecticut Media. She loves all things Disney and cats.
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An apartment fire last month led to the displacement of dozens of Hartford families. They’re asking the city for safe temporary housing. Residents say they are currently living in bug infested motels without kitchens.
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Pronto, cientos de apartamentos nuevos ocuparán el lugar de estacionamientos municipales que hoy se encuentran en desuso en el centro de New Haven. Dos estacionamientos municipales ubicados en la zona de State Street, en su mayoría subutilizados, serán transformados en unos 450 apartamentos. Una cuarta parte de los apartamentos serán viviendas asequibles.
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Employees of more than 150 homeless service groups were anonymously surveyed, and asked about worker compensation, burnout and whether their work is leading to housing equity.
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Reports of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online have increased year after year with millions of images and videos of horrific abuse in circulation. In Connecticut, one in five girls and one in 14 boys have been sexually assaulted.
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EEE spreads through bites from infected mosquitoes. While only a handful of human cases are reported in the United States each year, the disease can be fatal.
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Six projects will be funded, across five communities. Fairfield County will receive the majority of the new housing, with nearly 400 new apartments.
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The area median income (AMI) in Waterbury is about $51,000. The newly completed 44 apartments on Linden Street will cater to families earning below the AMI.
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The state's housing crisis is not just affecting people seeking housing. Many housing case workers are feeling burned out and struggle to find ways to decompress.
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Make the Road is calling for state and federal changes to housing policy, including the creation of a state agency to oversee the acquisition of land to form affordable housing and federally prohibiting hedge funds from owning single family rentals.
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The relocation is to make way for a nine-story parking garage and retail space that will serve Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Three of the four homes were constructed in the late 19th century.