Mapping the Future
The Trees are Gone. The Hill is Leveled. The Building is Coming.
Jarrett Murphy |
The question is, if they’re building on steep hillsides now, where will the Bronx’s development boom go next?
Agenda 2019
Call to Study New Transit Line Linking Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Has the time come for a 20-year-old idea to give outer-borough residents a path to work or home that doesn’t involve a subway through Manhattan?
Bronx
Mixed Reactions to Protesters Shutting Down City Planning Meeting
Sadef Ali Kully |
The Department of City Planning says it will ‘continue to work to create a safe space’ for discussion about a possible rezoning of Southern Boulevard in the Bronx after city officials ordered a community engagement workshop shut down last Thursday evening when protests erupted.
Bronx
Key Councilmember Threatens to Block Rezoning Over Displacement Data
Sadef Ali Kully |
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.
Bronx
DOE Deals With Parent Worries About Plans to Merge Two Bronx Middle Schools This Fall
Natalie Rodriguez |
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.
Agenda 2019
Deep Disagreements Ahead of Key Hearing on Bronx Jail Site
Ayana Smith and Mariela Mariano |
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.
Bronx
Opinion: The Bronx Must Develop Not Just Buildings, But Middle-Class Jobs, Too
Mike Prohaska |
‘We’ve noticed how recent rezoning efforts in low-income neighborhoods have failed to benefit long-term residents and community members. Those are disturbing trends the Bronx should make every effort to avoid, rather than repeat.’
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Bronx Boro Prez Ruben Diaz Jr. on Jails, Power and Running for Mayor
Jarrett Murphy |
City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy and Ben Max from Gotham Gazette interview Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., about borough jails, affordable housing and the 2021 mayoral race.
Bronx
One Year After the Rezoning, Has Jerome Avenue Changed?
Sadef Ali Kully |
The de Blasio administration says it has started to deliver on promises of housing help, street improvements and business assistance. Tenant groups and business advocates, however, say their worries remain.
Agenda 2019
Review Begins of City’s Plan to Build Four New Jails en Route to Closing Rikers
Jarrett Murphy |
The number of outstanding questions reflects the size of the population involved, the magnitude of the construction projects the effort entails and the unique nature of building temporary housing for people who live there involuntarily.
