Abigail Savitch-Lew, Author at City Limits

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Unfounded fears, legitimate doubts and ambitious alternatives have greeted the mayor’s two proposals to change zoning rules to permit greater housing density and require affordable housing.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 19 minRead time

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Sep 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing

The administration’s proposal also affects industrial space, parks, schools and transit. The city and critics often disagree on where there’ll be problems, and if so, how to solve them.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 18 minRead time

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Sep 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Chinatown Zoning Plan Meets Resistance in de Blasio Administration

City Planning says it welcomes community-generated rezoning plans. But one such proposal—seven years in the making—is not getting much support.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 21 minRead time

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

The mayor’s housing and rezoning plan could trigger tenant harassment and displacement, so the city is funding teams of tenant specialists to assist renters in affected areas. Some local advocates…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 14 minRead time

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Plan for East New York Tries to Address Gentrification Fears

But there’s still lots of daylight between what the de Blasio administration proposes and what a coalition of local groups and activists wants to see.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 15 minRead time

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May 2015

Housing and Homelessness

The Price of Housing Preservation: Linden Plaza’s Saga

During the Bloomberg administration, rents were hiked dramatically at one Brooklyn complex in order to keep it operating. The city believes the move preserved a Mitchell-Lama development. Some tenants say…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 23 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness

East New York Groups Want Details on Housing Plan

It’s not quite right to say that East New York advocates are opposed to the mayor’s plan to develop the area. It’s not quite right to say that they’re satisfied…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 17 minRead time

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Jan 2015

Justice

Using Research to Identify Domestic Killers Before They Strike

A federally funded program in East New York will use extensive research to try to predict which domestic violence incidents augur a fatal end, and then employ coordinated efforts to…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 21 minRead time

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Nov 2014

Education

Schools Pioneer Alternatives to the School-to-Prison Pipeline

After years of sharp criticism of the city’s approach to discipline, the de Blasio administration will soon release details of its revised take on school safety. But youth activists aren’t…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 12 minRead time

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Sep 2013

Government Housing and Homelessness

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Homelessness

The population of the city’s shelter system having skyrocketed to 50,000 people, the mayoral candidates propose a variety of ways to address the crisis.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 8 minRead time

Abigail Savitch-Lew

How are NYC’s Community Boards Reacting to de Blasio’s Housing Proposals?

Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing

Chinatown Zoning Plan Meets Resistance in de Blasio Administration

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

City’s Plan for East New York Tries to Address Gentrification Fears

The Price of Housing Preservation: Linden Plaza’s Saga

East New York Groups Want Details on Housing Plan

Using Research to Identify Domestic Killers Before They Strike

Schools Pioneer Alternatives to the School-to-Prison Pipeline

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Homelessness

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