The Staten Island Congressional race has been about ideology and association (and who hates Bill de Blasio more) but not about what either candidate has proposed or achieved legislatively.
Affordable Housing
A Call for Action to Ease Sunset Park’s Housing Crunch
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The plan includes new tenant protections, repurposing government-owned land and isolated manufacturing parcels for housing, and a rezoning to generate both market-rate and income-targeted apartments.
Voices of New York
What Opponents of the Flushing Waterfront Plan Say
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A public hearing on the controversial Queens development proposal took place this week. Fans see a potential to connect isolated areas. Foes fear gentrification.
Brooklyn
Tough Questions for Industry City in First Council Hearing on Rezoning Bid
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Councilmembers scrutinized the promise of 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, which depends on hiring decisions that Industry City itself will not control.
Economy
Youth Activists From Queens Fight Child Poverty in Bangladesh
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Since its founding two years ago, Efforts in Youth Development in Bangladesh (EYDB) has raised approximately $20,000 to fight poverty and child labor.
2021 election
Early Moves in Bronx Council Race Preview What ’21 Could Look Like All Over
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In the race to replace Councilmember Fernando Cabrera, money won’t matter as much as grassroots support, and one candidate is pitching a new way to share power in the Bronx.
Mapping the Future
Six Down, One to Go: Where de Blasio’s Rezonings Stand
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What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
Mapping the Future
Debate in Gowanus About Whether to Pause or Push Rezoning
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The last de Blasio rezoning is moving into a public review, where the pros and cons of virtual engagement will be on display.
Mapping the Future
Another Court Win for City Hall Against Critics of Development Schemes
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An appeals court on Thursday sided with the de Blasio administration in one element of a tangled legal dispute over a proposed development in the Two Bridges neighborhood.
Mapping the Future
Inwood Groups Want State’s Highest Court to Hear Rezoning Dispute
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The suit raises questions not just about one rezoning but also about the balance of power in New York over land-use policy.
Voices of New York
Asians in Sunset Park Call City Speaker To Support Industry City Rezoning
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The project has been controversial from the beginning. But some think it would boost the local economy and create 20,000 jobs for residents.