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Most of those who testified said they generally supported the De Blasio administration’s proposal to rezone downtown Far Rockaway, but asked for changes to ensure the plan truly benefited the…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 14 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

In East Harlem, Another Milestone for the African Burial Ground Project

The City Planning Commission approved the city’s proposal to redevelop a bus depot on 126th Street into a memorial and mixed-use housing complex.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

South Bronx Advocates Say State’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Must Go Farther

South Bronx groups are glad the state will finally convert the Sheridan Expressway to a boulevard, but say the plan must do more to realize earlier community visions for the…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 20 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Local Electeds, Stakeholders Demand City Planning Commission Halt Two Bridges Developments

Councilmember Margaret Chin and other elected officials made another call for a full public review of the developments proposed for the Lower East Side waterfront, but some opposing council candidates…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

City Dips Toe Into Funding Community Land Trusts

The city will distribute a $1.65 million grant from Enterprise Community Partners to three community land trusts and to fund a technical assistance program to assist many new ones.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 10 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Investors Move Quietly in East New York Amid de Blasio’s Housing Construction

As the city predicted when the area was rezoned, most building going on now is for rent-regulated or ‘affordable housing.’ But there are signs that private movers and shakers are…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 19 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

East Harlem Rezoning Hearing: Residents Beg Brewer to Vote No

Brewer expressed concerns about a lack of sufficient preservation strategies in the city’s rezoning plan, but has yet to take a position on whether she will support any kind of…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 12 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Far Rockaway Rezoning Sails Through City Planning Commission

The de Blasio administration’s second rezoning now goes to City Council for a final binding vote.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 6 minRead time

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Boom and Bust Have Gone, But ‘Predatory Equity’ Remains a Housing Threat, Say Advocates

Before the recession, advocates sounded the alarm about big-time investors paying huge sums for buildings with rent-stabilized apartments and low-income tenants. The concern has returned.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew

ByAmelia Spittal 22 minRead time

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Jun 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Inwood Sees City’s Plan Take Shape, Awaits Details on Zoning Proposal

Local officials and the EDC say the strategy they unveiled this week reflects a healthy amount of community input. But it’s still unclear whether the city’s rezoning pitch will…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 10 minRead time

Abigail Savitch-Lew

Optimism, but Lingering Concerns, at Council’s Downtown Far Rockaway Rezoning Hearing

In East Harlem, Another Milestone for the African Burial Ground Project

South Bronx Advocates Say State’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Must Go Farther

Local Electeds, Stakeholders Demand City Planning Commission Halt Two Bridges Developments

City Dips Toe Into Funding Community Land Trusts

Investors Move Quietly in East New York Amid de Blasio’s Housing Construction

East Harlem Rezoning Hearing: Residents Beg Brewer to Vote No

Far Rockaway Rezoning Sails Through City Planning Commission

Boom and Bust Have Gone, But ‘Predatory Equity’ Remains a Housing Threat, Say Advocates

Inwood Sees City’s Plan Take Shape, Awaits Details on Zoning Proposal

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