What’s in store for the nearly mile-long stretch between Brooklyn Bridge and Battery Park remains up in the air in terms of planning, timeline, and funding, with a master plan only first set to be released in 2021.
coastal resiliency
East Side Resiliency Plan Faces Key Hearing
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Two community boards have approved the plan, but with conditions, and some neighbors are still stunned the city dropped a plan developed in cooperation with local stakeholders.
court
Two Bridges Foes Win a Round in Suit Over Mayoral Power
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A judge reserved judgement on cases challenging the power of the mayor to decide when a project can escape public review but kept in place a restraining order on building work.
Agenda 2019
Review Begins of City’s Plan to Build Four New Jails en Route to Closing Rikers
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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.
Mapping the Future
Embrace it? Channel it? Or Try to Stop It Altogether?
Two Bridges is Divided Over Responding to Change
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Concerns about tenant harassment, rising rents and sudden neighborhood change frame the intense debate about the proposed development of three buildings along the East River in Two Bridges.
East Harlem Advocates’ Shocking Demand: Could We Use the Restroom?
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Hear the voices of those who want the city to reopen a comfort station that has been closed since the 70s in an area where cops write hundreds of tickets each year citing homeless people and others for public urination.
climate change
Key Moment for NYC’s Post-Sandy Flood Protection Plans
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As community groups oppose the city’s moves on an East Side resiliency project, the region awaits the Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal for harbor storm barriers.
Mapping the Future
Time to Avoid Some Voids? City Planning Thinks So.
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DCP examined hundreds of buildings and found “few instances of excessive mechanical void spaces being used,” but did find enough evidence to “support concerns raised by the public.”
Mapping the Future
De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
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The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
Mapping the Future
Lawsuit Cites Flaws in Environmental Review, Seeks Annulment of Inwood Rezoning
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The challenge contends the Inwood rezoning’s environmental impact study missed important factors such as the impact on preferential rent leases, racial displacement, and minority- and women-owned businesses.
The Ride
East Harlem Braces as Next Phase of 2nd Avenue Subway Nears
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Some East Harlem residents are less optimistic about the prospect of the new stations, and are particularly concerned about the potential disruption caused by their construction, which is estimated to take about nine years.