Terrell Jones, who built his career dressing celebrities like Fat Joe and DJ Khaled, spoke to City Limits about how the city influenced his style—and why New York weather offers more fashion opportunities than Los Angeles.
Brooklyn
As Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan Nears Vote, How Much Can Affordability Be Pushed?
Norman Oder |
The plan could deliver 4,600 new apartments and other investments in Central Brooklyn. But passage by City Council may involve negotiations to increase the amount—and affordability—of housing at publicly owned sites.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Trump is Wrong—Congestion Pricing is Working
Cody Lyon |
“Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Give the congestion pricing program at least one full year to operate unfettered and then re-evaluate or make necessary adjustments where needed.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Don’t Let City Charter Changes Silence Your Voice on Land Use
Graham Ciraulo |
“The Uniform Land Use Review Process, or ULURP, is a public and transparent review that injects a degree of democracy into major land use changes by giving communities limited influence over our built environment.” Adi TalwarResidents hold up signs at a 2018 hearing about the Inwood rezoning. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! City planners don’t like communities.
Bronx
NYC Voucher Households Are Concentrated in a Handful of Neighborhoods, Data Shows
Patrick Spauster |
CityFHEPS vouchers are supposed to give low-income New Yorkers more choice in where they live, but data shows that voucher holders are predominately renting in certain Bronx and Southeast Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Housing and Homelessness
Meet Your Tenant Leader: Miguel Acevedo, NYCHA’s Fulton Houses
Tatyana Turner |
“Now this community is gentrified with condominiums that are coming up from all over…We’re the forgotten ones,” said Miguel Acevedo, the tenant association president at NYCHA’s Fulton Houses for the last 14 years. “When I took this role, I wanted to make sure that we’re part of any conversation that happens in Chelsea.”
Education
The Fight to Keep Community Composting Alive in NYC
Mariana Simões |
Nando Rodriguez from Brotherhood Sister Sol is leading a campaign to bring 1,000 composting sites to every borough. Here’s why he’s doing it.
Brooklyn
How NYC Dollar Vans are Adapting for the Future
Andrés Pacheco-Girón, Feet in 2 Worlds |
Thousands in New York City rely on an unofficial system of public commuter vans to get around—one that is not part of the MTA. These vehicles—better known as dollar vans—have served riders across New York City for half a century, but their future is unclear.
Government
‘A Little More Housing’ in Midtown South: City Kicks Off Rezoning to Create 10,000 New Homes
Tatyana Turner |
The goal is to bring more New Yorkers to one of the city’s commercial hubs, Midtown South, by adding up to 9,700 homes, including 2,900 affordable units and close to 800 converted office spaces.
Government
Meet Your Tenant Leader: Jackie Lara, NYCHA’s Fulton Houses
Tatyana Turner |
Lara, who’s lived at the Fulton Houses for 22 years, is among those fighting NYCHA’s plan to demolish and rebuild the campus and neighboring Elliott-Chelsea Houses. “I don’t need a dishwasher. I don’t need a washer and dryer. I don’t need all this luxury that you’re offering,” she said. “Just leave us alone. This is our home.”
Brooklyn
Empate: inquilinos de NYCHA en Brooklyn deben votar de nuevo sobre modelo de financiación
Tatyana Turner |
Tras una decisión dividida entre dos opciones de financiación, los residentes de las Hylan Houses deberán volver a las urnas a partir del 26 de febrero para resolver el empate.
