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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With the start of a new school year, nearly 500 Connecticut students are unhoused. Many are sleeping in emergency shelters or outdoors. -
A new apartment complex in Farmington is complete with dozens of affordable units and the development also caters to adults with special needs. -
State transportation officials are now accepting design applications to completely transform Stamford’s transportation center. The state's open to a lot of different possibilities, but the project needs to include housing. -
Connecticut state lawmakers are still working to get a sweeping affordable housing bill signed into law. Lawmakers gathered in Fairfield to discuss the importance of housing.
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At the state capitol, the Majority Leader’s Roundtable on Affordable Housing held its first meeting this year. Lawmakers debated the merits of the state’s affordable housing requirements. -
When unhoused people call 211 for housing assistance, they aren’t always connected with a case worker who will track their progress and check in with them, which the HERO program will provide. -
Several neighborhoods in Fairfield County saw the number of families who work from home doubled in recent years. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is proposing an expanded version of the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act. The bill, first proposed last year, would create 3 million more housing units and bring down rent. -
Residents complained of mold in apartments, ceilings crashing down into bathrooms and a community pool that’s been closed by the town health department for three years. The newly-formed tenants union is calling on the New York-based landlord for change. -
Tenants in Stamford are speaking out after the conversion of dormitories at UConn Stamford will result in the displacement of several residents. Renters are trying to ensure they can find other affordable options.
