The city will start the process of terminating the company’s contracts to operate the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker ice skating rinks and the Ferry Point Golf Course in the Bronx.
Affordable Housing
SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Could Bring Less Than 1,000 Affordable Units
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The rezoning could lead to a total increase of an estimated 3,200 housing units, including 600 to 900 affordable units, plus an additional 3,181 residents over a 10-year period, according to a key document released this week.
Economy
99% of Chinatown Restaurants Opt Out of COVID Recovery Charge
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The City Council allowed the charge to help struggling businesses cover costs. But owners fear steeper charges might drive away customers.
Mapping the Future
Six Down, One to Go: Where de Blasio’s Rezonings Stand
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What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
Mapping the Future
Another Court Win for City Hall Against Critics of Development Schemes
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An appeals court on Thursday sided with the de Blasio administration in one element of a tangled legal dispute over a proposed development in the Two Bridges neighborhood.
Mapping the Future
Inwood Groups Want State’s Highest Court to Hear Rezoning Dispute
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The suit raises questions not just about one rezoning but also about the balance of power in New York over land-use policy.
chinatown
Longtime Chinatown Restaurants Close for Good Amid Pandemic
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Eateries like Golden Mandarin Court, Amazing 66 and Hope Shing are shuttering after months of quarantine restrictions and decreased tourism. ‘It’s been four months now. It’s not getting any better,’ one owner said.
Budget
Opponents of New Jail Celebrate Budget Postponement
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For the city’s borough-based jail plan, this is a temporary halt, not a permanent rest. And for the community members fighting the plan, there’s still a long way to go.
Homepage Featured
Japanese Artist Paints George Floyd Mural in Manhattan
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“I was filled with sadness. I didn’t know what to do,” the street artist told NY Japion. “I looked for a space to create art.”
Health and Environment
Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development
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An appeals court heard arguments over the annulled Inwood rezoning just days after activists sued over the approval process for the Flushing Waterfront plan.
Coronavirus
‘The Virus Spreads Faster Here’: El Barrio Tops Manhattan’s COVID-19 Rate
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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.