The beep weighed in on the beef between two of his likely 2021 rivals and also talked about borough jails, NYCHA develpment and the Queens DA’s race. Plus, a look at end-of-session politics in Albany.
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City’s Promises in the Spotlight as Bay Street Rezoning Moves Forward
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The plan would rezone 20 blocks of Staten Island’s North Shore and could lead to the creation of 1,800 new units of housing, including 1,300 income-targeted apartments. The city has promised $250 million in local investments.
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Two Bridges Foes Win a Round in Suit Over Mayoral Power
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A judge reserved judgement on cases challenging the power of the mayor to decide when a project can escape public review but kept in place a restraining order on building work.
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Weighing in on Zoning Dispute, City Board Says a Target is Not a Department Store
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The proposed Target store could be considered too large for zoning on a site in Jackson Heights. But city officials will allow it anyway because most of its square footage will be underground.
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Key Councilmember Threatens to Block Rezoning Over Displacement Data
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Rafael Salamanca said a rezoning slated for his district would be ‘dead on arrival’ if the de Blasio administration did not provide estimates of how many residents and businesses might be displaced.
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City’s Reduced Compost Pickups are Rotten, Says Queens Board
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Queens Community Board 11 wants the Sanitation Department to reinstate twice weekly food scrap pick-ups, reporting that fewer residents are participating in the program since the collections were reduced.
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DOE Deals With Parent Worries About Plans to Merge Two Bronx Middle Schools This Fall
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At a recent meeting, parents and students expressed their concern about the effects that the merger may have on the students’ education and even their safety.
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Deep Disagreements Ahead of Key Hearing on Bronx Jail Site
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The division between people who support the de Blasio administration plan to site a new jail in the Bronx to facilitate the closing of Rikers and those who don’t is about a lot more than the location.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Rockaway Sees Traffic and Construction Impacts Amid Progress After Rezoning
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Two years after a 20-block chunk of the peninsula was rezoned, the city can point to progress. And neighbors can point to some of the inconveniences it brings.
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Doubts on the Details of the City’s Bushwick Rezoning Proposal
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Some are worried proposed height limits leave too much room for developers, or too little room for homeowners who want to sell. Affordability options and a playground project are also on residents’ minds.
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Planning Commission Sees Ways to Tweak Bay Street Rezoning Plan
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The commission has already voted to approve it, but in a detailed report on the plan, it responds to pleas by the community board and borough president for changes to the Staten Island rezoning.