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Feryal Abuhammoud with her son Omar, who graduated from Sunset Park Preparatory in June of 2018. Feryal, a member of the District 15 working group, says she thinks having some kind of screen can be a good way to incentivize all students to work hard.

Abigail Savitch-Lew

Abby is a born-and-raised Brooklynite with a passion for land use issues and long-form journalism. Prior to City Limits, she worked as a freelancer for several publications including YES! Magazine, Colorlines, The Nation, Dissent Magazine and Jacobin. She has appeared as a guest on BRIC TV, CUNY TV, and BronxNet and is a winner of an Ippies award from CUNY's Center for Community and Ethnic Media. Abby also loves writing fiction and is currently working on a novel that blends her family's immigration story with meditations on the deindustrialization and gentrification of Brooklyn.

Education

Ambitious Brooklyn School Desegregation Plan Stirs Excitement, Faces Hurdles

Abigail Savitch-Lew | July 9, 2018

Brooklyn’s District 15 is trying to chart a new path toward equity with an ambitious plan to end admissions screens for middle schools. The reaction to the plan highlights the complexities of choice and process the rest of the city might someday face.

Affordable Housing

Much Dread, Some Hope at Inwood Rezoning Community Discussion

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 30, 2018

Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez’s community meeting on Sunday came midway through the public review procedure through which the Inwood rezoning will be approved or disproved.

Affordable Housing

Brewer Votes No With Conditions on Inwood Rezoning

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 27, 2018

Her decision is non-binding, but sends a message to the de Blasio administration that EDC’s plans for Inwood requires substantial changes.

Borough President Eric Adams

East New Yorkers Set Forth Visions for Transit Hub Redevelopment

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 25, 2018

Residents want to ensure the development around Broadway Junction results in good jobs and amenities for local residents without exacerbating displacement.

Brooklyn

Jumaane Williams, East Flatbush Residents Call for Contextual Rezoning

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 23, 2018

East Flatbush joins the list of neighborhoods where residents say they’re facing an onslaught of out-of-character development.

7 Train Coalition

Map: Near Potential Long Island City Rezoning, Fate of Waterfront Draws Concern

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 23, 2018

While the Long Island City rezoning study has been moving slowly, there have been controversial developments both west and east of the study area.

Citywide

City Must Tackle Barriers to Career-Track Jobs in Construction, Advocates Say

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 17, 2018

The De Blasio administration has expanded partnerships with unions and amped up construction safety requirements, but advocates say the city could go farther to ensure low income residents access real careers in the industry.

Brooklyn

East New York Mitchell-Lama Complex Sues Feds, City, Landlord in Federal Court

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 16, 2018

The city says the Bloomberg-era preservation deal at Linden Plaza resulted in prolonged affordability. The tenants: widespread displacement.

Borough President Gale Brewer

Vibrant Opposition at BP’s Inwood Rezoning Hearing

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 11, 2018

Most speakers called on the Borough President to vote no to the proposed Inwood rezoning, saying it would exacerbate displacement and tax local infrastructure.

Affordable Housing

Council Report Lays Out Agenda to Address NYC’s Segregation

Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 10, 2018

The report interrogates the meaning of integration in a gentrifying city and sets out 12 policy recommendations related to housing, schools and infrastructure.

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