Hear the voices of those who want the city to reopen a comfort station that has been closed since the 70s in an area where cops write hundreds of tickets each year citing homeless people and others for public urination.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
City Unveils Draft Rezoning Proposal for Gowanus
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“I know that not everyone is excited about the idea of new residential and commercial development at heights taller than the surrounding brownstone neighborhoods. But I genuinely believe we are on the way to getting the balance right.”
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Time to Avoid Some Voids? City Planning Thinks So.
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DCP examined hundreds of buildings and found “few instances of excessive mechanical void spaces being used,” but did find enough evidence to “support concerns raised by the public.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: It’s Time to Finally Give Up the Dream of a Subway to Staten Island
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‘There is a continuing series of feasibility studies that generate money for consultants along with free publicity for elected officials. At the end of the day, the long abandoned Brooklyn to Staten Island subway will stay buried.’
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Judge in Jogger Murder Trial has a History of Having Rulings Overturned
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The judge—who seemed to signal solidarity with the jogger’s family, is related to two assistant DAs and sided with the prosecution on key rulings in the Chanel Lewis trial—has had at least 42 cases reversed or modified by the appellate division since 2004.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Call for City to Assess Racial Impact as it Reviews Impact of Real-Estate Development
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Proponents wonder why an environmental impact study that explores so many facets of a neighborhood—its workforce, open space, traffic, housing market and even shadows—cannot also look at racial impacts.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
In Memoriam: Luis Garden Acosta, Builder of Bridges
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The names of the city’s real builders, who labor for decades in the toughest neighborhoods, are nowhere. Their accomplishments, everywhere. One of the greatest of these, Luis Garden Acosta, died last week at the age of 73.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Community Board Rejects De Blasio’s Bay Street Rezoning, Demands Changes
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The conditions set by the board included 20 acres of public open space, construction of new schools, additional ferry services and making the proposed renovations to the Cromwell recreation center a separate project with its own funding.
BRONX BUREAU
Bronx Hospital Faced Potential Federal Sanctions After Multiple Suicides in 2016 and 2017
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Montefiore Medical Center appears to have fought off a threatened loss of federal funding after multiple suicide attempts, several successful, during a two-year period. But the hospital wouldn’t answer detailed questions about whether problems identified by federal inspectors have all been corrected.
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De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
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The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
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De Blasio’s Freight NYC Plan Spurs Optimism, Concerns
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Will building up the city’s barge ports it really get big trucks off the interstates? Will it do so without putting more diesel trucks on Brooklyn streets?