Officials are planning six buildings of all affordable housing at the contaminated city-owned site, as well as a park and a public school.
nyc real estate
Opinion: Any Plan to Convert Empty Offices to Housing Must Center Inclusivity, Affordability
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‘It’s clear that New York City is going to face changes in how—and where—people live and work. However, any program to convert empty office spaces and hotels to housing must be considered from both sides.’
Election 2021
How Manhattan’s Next DA Might Handle Lying Cops and Bad Prosecutors
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Tahanie Aboushi is calling for independent investigations, more disclosure and a skeptical eye toward allegations of resisting arrest or assaulting a police officer.
Bronx
José ‘Joe’ Serrano, un progresista en la sombra
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Tanto quienes han trabajado con Serrano como quienes lo critican saben que el representante del distrito congresional 15 ha trabajado siempre tras bambalinas.
special elections
Riley Ahead in NYC Council Special Election, the First of Five On Tap
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The Assembly aide will replace Andy King, who was ousted from the Council in October, to represent District 12 in the Bronx.
City Council District 20
Chinese American Candidate Joins the Battle for Flushing Council Seat
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It is one of several 2021 races where New York’s diverse Asian community could win Council representation to reflect their growing presence in the city.
Brooklyn
City Says New Stormwater Rule Will Help Alleviate Sewage Overflow into Gowanus Canal
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Sewer capacity is a vital concern for residents and stakeholders in Gowanus, where the city is proposing a neighborhood rezoning. The new rule helps but doesn’t go far enough, some residents say.
12th City Council district
After Pattern of Problems in Bronx District, a Special Election During a Pandemic Winter
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In the race to replace ousted Councilmember Andy King, whose predecessor left office to go to federal prison, candidates want to talk about their resumes and ideas, not King’s ejection.
2021 election
Mayoral Hopeful Eric Adams on Schools, Development, Policing and More
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The Brooklyn Beeps chalks the city’s troubles up to dysfunction. Winning the race will require defining that term, and outlining a plan to defeat it.
Art at the Limits
Across the City, Public Art Helps Memorialize and Grieve Those Lost to COVID-19
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In lieu of a centralized memorial, artists and everyday New Yorkers are creating temporary monuments to honor the people—disproportionately immigrant, working class, Black and Latino—who have died in a diffuse crisis with no clear end in sight.
housing violations
New Law, Prompted by Bronx Boy’s Death, Sets Deadline for Landlord Repairs
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The legislation dates back to a 2002 tragedy when 8-year-old Jashawn Parker died in a fire in a residential Bronx building, where the landlord had failed to address almost 400 housing code violations for nearly two years.