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November 2015: Mayor Bill de Blasio breaks ground on new infrastructure for the largest new housing complex built in New York City in nearly forty years.
The mayor has done a lot. But his critics in the housing world say he is still falling short of what the city’s affordability crisis demands.
Neighborhood advocates say the city’s methods of analysis generally underestimate the potential of a rezoning to trigger redevelopment and displacement—but also don’t get why this non-profit, protected building is on the list of developable sites.
The coalition has made it clear: one of their priorities for immediate investment is the long-shuttered Gowanus Houses Community Center.
8:30 AM — Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito speaks at Greenburger Center Panel: “Innovations In Diversion and ATI Programs for People With Mental Illness, Substance Abuse Disorders, and the Homeless: Closing In On Closing Rikers” with Judge Lippman. Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, Manhattan. 10:00 AM – Mayor de Blasio appears on Buzzfeed’s AM2DM (http://buzzfeed.twitter.com)
11:00 AM – De Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa-Mark Viverito deliver remarks at Detective Steven McDonald street co-naming. Central Park Precinct Station House, 85th/86th Street Transverse, Manhattan. 1:00 PM – De Blasio visits workshop.
Plus: Is the Bedford Armory development deal dead?
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