NYC Council
Sunset Park Councilmember Carlos Menchaca has demanded and received changes to Industry City's plans, but his critics believe he did not push far enough.
A key sticking point in the debate over the proposal is the proposed new treatment of land that had been zoned for heavy industrial uses. That’s a concern in other development hubs around the city as well.
More than 150,000 residents meet the requirements for the current eligibility criteria, officials say. Of those, 76,021 have enrolled so far, and the city has been conducting outreach in the form of phone calls and letters.
Is reality matching those predictions? Is it too early to tell? Have government agencies caught up with the dramatic reorientation of rent policies that the legislature approved?
‘We are creating our own underground railroad of sanctuary spaces for undocumented immigrants targeted by ICE.’
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