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Gowanus Canal

Adi Talwar

The Gowanus Canal.

Sadef Ali Kully

Kully, a Staff Writer at City Limits, joined City Limits in 2018 after a stint as a Digital News Associate at NBC. Before that, she covered Southeast Queens for Times-Ledger newspapers. From late 2009 to mid-2012, she was a reporter and blogger at Dawn.com in Karachi. She’s a graduate of York College and the Columbia University School of Journalism.

rezonings
Gowanus Canal

Gowanus Group Files Lawsuit Over City’s Use of Virtual Hearings During Rezoning Review

By Sadef Ali Kully | January 15, 2021

Voice of Gowanus announced it would file a lawsuit Friday challenging the city’s plan to hold virtual hearings during the public review of its proposal to rezone the neighborhood, and demanding the de Blasio administration delay the discussions until they can be held in-person.

NYC Housing

City Pilot to Combat Tenant Harassment Should Be Improved and Made Permanent, Advocates Say

By Sadef Ali Kully | January 11, 2021

A recent analysis of the city’s Certificate of No Harassment pilot says it has been effective in combating some forms of landlord harassment, but that the city could do more to strengthen the program to better protect tenants.

Housing and Development

NY Lawmakers to Pass Bill to Halt Pandemic-Related Evictions Through May

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 28, 2020

The COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act would create a hardship declaration form that tenants can fill out and submit to their landlords, or to housing court, if they’ve experienced economic difficulties due to the pandemic.

NYC Council

Comprehensive Planning Bill Raises Key Questions for Mayoral Hopefuls

By Sadef Ali Kully and Jarrett Murphy | December 21, 2020

Housing advocacy groups and some elected officials have been pushing for years for the city to adopt a comprehensive plan, and an earlier effort to do so was abandoned during the City Charter Revision process in 2019.

COVID-19

For City’s Public Meetings, Shift to Virtual Format Has Meant Attendance Boost—& Complications

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 14, 2020

The shift to remote-only civic meetings during the pandemic is impacting how communities get to weigh in on important city proposals, like rezonings. It’s led to more people attending — but there have also been problems, and criticism.

Development

City Council OKs Rezoning for Controversial Flushing Waterfront Development

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 11, 2020

Just five councilmembers voted against the land use application for the project, which has drawn the ire of critics who say it doesn’t include nearly enough affordable housing.

Homelessness
Homeless Shelter

Number of Single Adults in City’s Homeless Shelters Hits Record High

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 10, 2020

According to data from the Coalition for the Homeless unveiled Wednesday, there were an estimated 21,210 single homeless men and women in the city’s homeless system in October, a record high.

Brooklyn
Gowanus Canal

City Says New Stormwater Rule Will Help Alleviate Sewage Overflow into Gowanus Canal

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 7, 2020

Sewer capacity is a vital concern for residents and stakeholders in Gowanus, where the city is proposing a neighborhood rezoning. The new rule helps but doesn’t go far enough, some residents say.

Housing and Development

What’s Ahead for New York City Housing in 2021

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 3, 2020

Next year will mark a critical time for New York land use and housing policies, as the city faces a looming evictions crisis and the de Blasio administration will push to approve its final neighborhood rezonings.

Inwood rezoning
inwood rally

Inwood Rezoning Can Move Forward, State’s Highest Court Rules

By Sadef Ali Kully | November 24, 2020

The New York Court of Appeals declined to hear an Inwood community group’s appeal to a July court decision, which reversed an earlier ruling that would have annulled the controversial rezoning plan.

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