BROOKLYN BUREAU
City’s Pumping Air Into Polluted Newtown Creek has Critics Worried
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The aim of the aeration system is to oxygenate the creek to support aquatic life. But some advocates worry the bubbles are doing more harm than good.
Affordable Housing
Pilot Program to Legalize Some Basement Homes Takes Shape in E. New York
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Tenants in illegal basement and cellar apartments typically have no lease and limited rights while living in substandard conditions.
Affordable Housing
Bushwick Plan’s Unveiling Nears Amid Tension Over Possible Rezoning
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Two Councilmembers invited neighborhood stakeholders to draft a rezoning plan. But it could encounter the same misgivings that top-down plans have faced.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Big Themes and Local Loyalties in Central Brooklyn Senate Race
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Zellnor Myrie’s challenge to Sen. Jesse Hamilton will be a test of whether and how a candidate’s former ties to the IDC matter to voters.
Brad Lander
Gowanus is a Test of Whether NYC’s Best Attempt at Inclusive Planning Goes Far Enough
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The city’s framework leaves big questions to answer, forces major issues off the table altogether, and triggers legitimate doubts about the unintended consequences of a rezoning. It also could be a genuine attempt to fashion the neighborhood everyone wants.
Brooklyn
Video: Julia Salazar Hopes to Ride Progressive Wave to Primary Win
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The discussion was about her very progressive menu of policy ideas, from rent stabilization for all to single-payer healthcare to non-citizen voting.
Affordable Housing
Affordability Program for Small Buildings Closes Deals, Learns Lessons
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The Landlord Ambassador initiative aims to recruit small- and medium-sized buildings into the city’s preservation programs.
EDUCATION
Ambitious Brooklyn School Desegregation Plan Stirs Excitement, Faces Hurdles
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Brooklyn’s District 15 is trying to chart a new path toward equity with an ambitious plan to end admissions screens for middle schools. The reaction to the plan highlights the complexities of choice and process the rest of the city might someday face.
BRONX BUREAU
Report Finds Deep Need for Open Space in Brooklyn & Bronx Nabes
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The call is for the city to double down on its ‘fantastic work on park equity.’
BROOKLYN BUREAU
City Trying to Strengthen Brooklyn’s Claim to a Shipping Trade
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The new deal for the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal aims to get trucks off the road and jobs on the site—and to create a more sustainable business model for the Brooklyn docks.