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.
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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.