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Nuanced Concerns at Workshop Ahead of Possible Southern Boulevard Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
Even people making close to six digits are concerned about losing affordable apartments. And some worried about jobs as much as housing.
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De Blasio Administration Doing Outreach Ahead of Likely Second Bronx Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The outreach effort precedes a likely rezoning push expected late next year.
Bronx
Most Opponents of Proposed Bronx Jail Want No Jails, Period
Harry DiPrinzio |
While many Bronx politicians oppose the specific site the mayor has targeted for a new facility to partly replace Rikers Island, a vocal coalition of protesters is calling for an end to jails and policing as we know it.
Bronx
What’s Next for Majora Carter’s ‘Self-Gentrification’ Hub in the South Bronx?
Sadef Ali Kully |
The activist turned developer pitched a community land trust based not around collective ownership of affordable housing but private owners with deep roots in gentrifying areas. Not everyone loved the idea.
Election Watch 2018
The People Behind the Numbers on Primary Day
Jeanmarie Evelly, Sadef Ali Kully, Sokhna Fall, Lia Garot, Angel Tobar, Deanna Garcia, Breya Johnston, Tiffany Vargas, Rayna Tamko, Gisela Cazar and Hadiya Diallo |
The election results show how many votes each candidate received. Voters around the city told us why they voted that way.
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Work, Drama, Love and Struggle: A Day in the Life of the Aging Bronx
CUNY Street News Team |
A team of students from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY spent a day talking to senior citizens in the Bronx, where—as in the rest of the city—a grayer future is coming.
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CityViews: Achieving Water Quality in the Bronx Means Looking Upstream
Tracy Brown and Raji Kalra |
‘Bronx communities can no longer shoulder the burden of upstream negligence.’
Bronx
Bronx Groups Hope State Doesn’t Insist on its Way for the Highway
Sadef Ali Kully |
The public has until July 16th to add comments for the Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project.
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Report Finds Deep Need for Open Space in Brooklyn & Bronx Nabes
Sadef Ali Kully |
The call is for the city to double down on its ‘fantastic work on park equity.’
Election Watch 2018
Who’s Funding Former IDC Members and their Primary Challengers?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Seven of the former Independent Democratic Conference members face primary challenges, but nearly all the incumbents enjoy heavy financial advantages.
