Abigail Savitch-Lew, Author at City Limits

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At a forum, experts and the NYCHA chairwoman weighed in on the public-private partnerships that are at the heart of the authority’s survival plan.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7 minRead time

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Tenants Balance Skepticism, Realism on Plan to Save NYCHA Site

No, the Rental Assistance Demonstration project is not a plot to privatize public housing or displace current residents of NYCHA’s Ocean Bay Apartments. But tenants do need to have a…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 10 minRead time

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Some Suspect East New York Rezoning has Triggered Speculation

Rents and purchase prices are rising in the area. Evidence is mixed whether that’s because of the rezoning or the very market pressures the mayor says necessitate the zoning change.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 8 minRead time

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Council Sees 5 Sticking Points on De Blasio Rezoning Plan

Legislators’ concerns over the plan to rezone East New York mirror their worries about the mayor’s citywide proposals. A deal seems likely. Its exact shape remains anybody’s guess.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 12 minRead time

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Absolutely FAAB-ulous?: In Retort to Mayor, Community Groups Pitch New Policy

Some critics of the mayor’s rezonings want the city to instead offer developers a Floor Area Availability Bonus, or FAAB. Here’s how it would work.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 6 minRead time

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

The Seven Worries of New York City’s Mitchell-Lama Tenants

The key affordable-housing program faces privatization pressures, repair issues and controversies over shareholder elections—but tenants, the City Council and HPD disagree about who is in a position to solve them.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 12 minRead time

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

As Rezoning Looms, East Harlem Groups Craft Preemptive Plan

A process led by the speaker’s office and a community organization produced a plan for a denser East Harlem—but one offering deeper affordability than the de Blasio administration has proposed…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 9 minRead time

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Hailed or Hated, East New York Rezoning Plan Takes Crucial Step

The 12-1 vote by the City Planning Commission reflected all the contours of the larger debate over the de Blasio housing plan: Some lauded the city’s efforts to serve low-income…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7 minRead time

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Dec 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Will the City’s Rezoning Plan for East Harlem Heed Community’s Vision?

An elaborate community planning process underway in East Harlem has the Council speaker’s backing, foundation support, critics and fans. What it doesn’t have is a sense of whether and how…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 22 minRead time

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness

The Math Behind Bill de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Zoning Plan

The city says its proposed mandatory inclusionary housing program exacts as much affordability as the market will bear. But how did it reach that conclusion?

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 20 minRead time

Abigail Savitch-Lew

What Will a Larger Private-Sector Role Mean for Public Housing?

Tenants Balance Skepticism, Realism on Plan to Save NYCHA Site

Some Suspect East New York Rezoning has Triggered Speculation

Council Sees 5 Sticking Points on De Blasio Rezoning Plan

Absolutely FAAB-ulous?: In Retort to Mayor, Community Groups Pitch New Policy

The Seven Worries of New York City’s Mitchell-Lama Tenants

As Rezoning Looms, East Harlem Groups Craft Preemptive Plan

Hailed or Hated, East New York Rezoning Plan Takes Crucial Step

Will the City’s Rezoning Plan for East Harlem Heed Community’s Vision?

The Math Behind Bill de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Zoning Plan

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