Abigail Savitch-Lew, Author at City Limits

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News from the City Council this week includes the passage of the Downtown Far Rockaway rezoning, the approval of a temporary relocation site for the District 11 Sanitation Garage and…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 11 minRead time

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Sep 2017

News

In Brooklyn, A Contest for Civil Court Judge

An alternative roster of candidates is competing with the Democratic Party’s official slate.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 15 minRead time

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Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

All Hands On Deck to Stop Two Bridges Towers in Lower East Side

Community groups and elected officials are trying a variety of means to halt the possibly imminent approval of the proposed Two Bridges skyscrapers—but they don’t all trust each other’s longer…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 27 minRead time

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Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Which Councilmembers and Candidates in Nabes Targeted for Rezoning Take the Most Real-Estate Donations?

We used two different methods to assess which councilmembers, particularly those in neighborhoods considering a rezoning, have accepted donations from the real-estate industry.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 18 minRead time

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Sep 2017

Government

Term-Limited Council Speaker Faces One More Election: Race for District Leader

Melissa Mark-Viverito cannot seek re-election to the Council but is running to remain a local district leader, a post that thousands of party members across the city vote for but…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 18 minRead time

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Passionate Testimony at East Harlem Rezoning City Planning Commission Hearing

The administration presented new investments and new height limits for some portions of the rezoning, but most residents and stakeholders said they still strongly disproved of the city’s rezoning proposal.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 15 minRead time

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Aug 2017

Government

Harlem Race is a Test for Council’s Newest Incumbent

After a stint in the State Senate, Bill Perkins won back his old Council seat in a special election earlier this year. Now a crowded field will test whether he…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 24 minRead time

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness