The Bushwick rezoning has come to a standstill with the de Blasio administration and Bushwick stakeholders at odds with each other over competing visions for how to channel development in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
The Summer of 2019 is Over but the Heat Risk to NYC is Not Going Away
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Summers are going to get hotter, and heat waves more common, longer and more extreme, exacerbating what is already the deadliest weather-related risk to life and health in the United States. Is New York City ready? A special video report.
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Friction Over Sunset Park Proposal Reflects Deeper Worries About Industrial Land
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A key sticking point in the debate over the proposal is the proposed new treatment of land that had been zoned for heavy industrial uses. That’s a concern in other development hubs around the city as well.
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Tenants Wanted City to Take Keys to Fire-Scarred Building
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Tenants of a rent-stabilized building testified in Brooklyn housing court after filing a lawsuit against their landlord and the city’s housing department over what they allege were a lack of repairs and enforcement that has prevented them from returning home since an August 2018 fire.
‘Better Than Nothing’ Won’t Cut it for Critics of Brooklyn Housing Development
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A new building that will generate funds to support Brooklyn Bridge Park could have been all luxury rentals, but instead will set aside a majority of its apartments for specific income groups. But some of those units will serve relatively affluent New Yorkers. So is this a minor victory, or another loss, for affordability in NYC?
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Photo Essay: Bushwick, 2019
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Housing pressures mount. A rezoning looms. Men play dominoes on a leafy street. And a fruit stand sells a rainbow.
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Parent Leaders Blame Rising Rents, Growing Charters for Bushwick’s Shrinking Schools
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Over the last five school years, District 32’s total enrollment has dropped 21 percent. The School Construction Authority’s projections have District 32 shrinking by nearly half over the next decade.
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Schools, Landmarks and Ecology Are the Focus as Gowanus Awaits Next Rezoning Steps
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Advocates and elected officials are taking steps to prepare for the changes likely to come by landmarking historic sites, calling for a designated “eco-district” and raising concerns about school integration around the Brooklyn canal.
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It’s Been Slow-Pedaling for Bike Infrastructure in Bushwick
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The neighborhood has been in the middle of a tug-of-war between some local leaders and citywide policy over how far to go to accomodate bikers.
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Does Gentrification Mean More Garbage, in Bushwick and Beyond?
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Activists in Bushwick think the increasing popularity of the area is leading to more litter.
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Crime and Punishment Have Both Plummeted in Bushwick
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In the 83rd precinct that covers Bushwick, there were 77 murders in 1990, 44 in 1993 and 20 as recently as 2004. Last year, there were eight. This year the 83rd is on pace for six homicides.