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.
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.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Planning Commission OKs Two Bridges Development Plan
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But three members voted no, voicing objections over the plan and the process.
Homepage Featured
Foes of Two Bridges Towers Implore Planning Board to Reject Proposal
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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.
ZoneIn
Protest Ahead of Hearing on Proposed Two Bridges Skyscrapers
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Opposition to the towers is vocal, and the oppositions’ strategies are varied: Some want to force a land-use review via legislation, while others are threatening a lawsuit.
Affordable Housing
Council Approves Inwood Rezoning Amid Protest
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Bitterly opposed by many neighborhood residents, the rezoning passed the Council with a single no vote.
civil disobedience
Video: Why People are Protesting the Inwood Rezoning
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Two days before the final City Council vote, hundreds rallied against the plan and several submitted to arrest. What is their argument against the plan that the mayor proposes and the Council looks likely to approve?
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
In Council Chambers and a Member’s Office, Voices of Dissent on Inwood Rezoning
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After a Council committee approved the Inwood rezoning, a lawmaker had harsh words for the mayor. And back in the neighborhood, Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez faced protesters occupying his office.
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?