East Harlem zip code 10029 had the most COVID-19 cases in Manhattan, city data shows. ‘When a plague comes to New York, it always hits Harlem hard,’ one resident told El Diario.
Economic Development
A Second Ruling Against City’s Approval of Two Bridges Skyscrapers
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A judge ruled that the neighborhood organizations that brought the suit were right in arguing that the city had failed to abide by zoning rules governing ‘large-scale residential districts’ like Two Bridges.
ARTS and CULTURE
Tommy Tomita, Tour Guide Who Linked Japan and Harlem, Dies at 80
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Tommy Tomita, a tour guide who dedicated his career to building a cultural bridge between his native Japan and adopted home of Harlem, passed away on January 11 at the age of 80, Shukan NY Seikatsu reports.
Voices of New York
Chinese Language School, Senior Center and Museum Archive Recovering After Mulberry St. Fire
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The fire that took place at 70 Mulberry St. on the night of Jan. 23 brought severe damage to the community organizations in the building.
Voices of New York
Chinatown Gift Shops Report Declining Business in 2019
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Community leaders attribute the decline to the trade war between the U.S. and China.
Housing and Development
Judge Annuls Inwood Rezoning, Citing Flaws in City’s Review
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The ruling is a potentially significant legal setback for the de Blasio administration as it moves into its final two years with at least three major potential rezonings on the docket.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Seaport Section Remains Big Question Mark in NYC’s Flood Control Plans
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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.
Community Boards
Inwood Seeing New City Programs and Developer Interest 1 Year After Rezoning
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Inwood’s rhythms and feel seem unchanged a year after the rezoning. But physical changes are underway, with more to come.
At NYCHA’s Fulton Houses, A Bitter Divide Over the Future of the Development
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At the Fulton Houses, activists and residents are fighting a proposal to demolish two buildings and allow a private developer to build market-rate apartments. But NYCHA says the plan is the only way to raise funds to make desperately-needed repairs.
city planning
Court Ruling Rebuffs De Blasio Admin Over Manhattan High-Rises
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A state Supreme Court judge’s decision released Thursday could send the developers behind proposed four high-rises in Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood back to square one.
Chinatown Working Group
LES Groups Try to Revive Rezoning that De Blasio Admin. Rejected
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Community groups and elected officials hoping to stop four high-rises planned for Two Bridges have taken the city to court. Win or lose there, they are also pursuing elements of the Chinatown Working Group rezoning plan that City Planning dismissed in 2015.