Sadef Ali Kully, Author at City Limits

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The building at 299 Troutman Street has eight units with only four units being utilized. The other four units sit burned and empty on the third and fourth floors after…

BySadef Ali Kully 4 minRead time

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

One Bushwick, Two Visions: How Local Leaders’ Rezoning Proposal and the City’s Plan Match Up

There are some similarities between the community and city rezoning proposals but the differences are important to Bushwick community members who say they have waited for decades for serious public…

BySadef Ali Kully 21 minRead time

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Aumento de Renta de 1.5% Enoja a Inquilinos y Caseros

El aumento, que afectará a contratos firmados después del 1 de octubre, llega pese a los llamados a congelar la renta por grupos de defensa de inquilinos, mientras que los…

BySadef Ali Kully 8 minRead time

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Council Approves Bay Street Rezoning, the Sixth Under De Blasio’s Housing Plan

There were 44 votes in favor of the rezoning plan and two votes, by Staten Island Republican Councilmembers Steve Matteo and Joseph Borelli, against the plan.

BySadef Ali Kully 9 minRead time

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Rent Board Approves 1.5% Hike, Angering Tenants and Landlords Alike

The increases, which will affect leases signed after October 1, came despite calls for a rent freeze from housing and tenant advocacy groups, and amid demands from property owners for…

BySadef Ali Kully 3 minRead time

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Should NYC Evaluate its Housing Policies for Their Racial Impact?

Amid deep concerns about the way city housing policies impact different racial groups—and the lack of attention during the official planning process to those effects—some advocates and elected officials are…

BySadef Ali Kully 25 minRead time

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Mixed Reactions to Protesters Shutting Down City Planning Meeting

The Department of City Planning says it will ‘continue to work to create a safe space’ for discussion about a possible rezoning of Southern Boulevard in the Bronx after city…

BySadef Ali Kully 9 minRead time

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Jun 2019

Government

City Panel Has Eye on Tweaking the Way NYC Plans for its Future

The city’s Charter Revision Commission meets Tuesday to consider another batch of potential questions for the November ballot—including a measure related to how the city does its land-use planning.

BySadef Ali Kully 4 minRead time

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness