As elected officials, community advocates and residents raised questions about the lack of ULURP for the proposed towers, Community Planning Commission members voiced doubts about the accuracy of the city’s environmental reviews.
council
Inwood Rezoning Sees Major Amendment, Passes First Council Votes
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The controversial ‘Commercial U’ is out, and the rezoning has cleared its subcommittee and committee votes.
Election Watch 2018
Max & Murphy: Democratic Senate Rivals Point to Results, Republicans and Race
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State Sen. Marisol Alcantara and former Councilmember Robert Jackson joined the show to discuss their competing cases to primary voters in Northern Manhattan and the West Side.
Election Watch 2018
Meaning of the IDC Looms Large in Alcantara-Jackson Senate Rematch
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Little separates the two candidates except that fact that one pledged not to join the Independent Democratic Conference and the other did. So, how important is that fact?
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Councilmember at Center of Inwood Rezoning Process Says Negotiations Continue
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Ydanis Rodriguez would not specify which parts of the rezoning were still being negotiated with the city but said he was looking at all options—especially those pertaining to the Commercial U.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Report: Capture Some of the Boom in Inwood Real-Estate for Land Trusts
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A report recommends using the revenue from tax-increment financing to fund community land trusts.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Hopes and Fears Shared at Hearing on Inwood Rezoning
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The Council subcommittee hearing brings the proposed rezoning one step closer to a final vote.
Homepage Featured
Planning Commission Approves Inwood Rezoning
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There was a lone vote against the plan to upzone several blocks, preserve the current mix on others, replace the library and try to connect the neighborhood to its waterfront. Next stop is the City Council.
BIDs
Boost to Local BID Has Some Inwood Rezoning Skeptics Worried
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A city grant to the Washington Heights Business Improvement District and a group of Inwood arts organizations is part of the city’s Inwood Action Plan aimed at shoring up local firms. But some see BIDs as agents of gentrification.
GOVERNMENT
Video: First-Time Candidate Challenges Veteran Upper East Side Rep
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Suraj Patel has mounted an energetic and well-funded campaign to wrest the Democratic line away from Carolyn Maloney, who has represented the Silk Stocking district in Congress since 1993.
ECONOMY
Study Reveals Stark Income Disparities and Widespread Stress in Northern Manhattan
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Income is up and poverty is down in Central Harlem, West Harlem and Washington Heights. But those neighborhood-wide numbers don’t capture what different segments of each community are experiencing.