Mapping the Future
Six Down, One to Go: Where de Blasio’s Rezonings Stand
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
April Xu for Sing Tao Daily |
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
Lotus Chau for Sing Tao Daily |
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
NY Japion |
“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
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
Fernando Martínez for El Diario |
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.
courts
Stage Set for Next Round in Inwood’s Rezoning Saga
Sadef Ali Kully |
The city’s Law Department says it is ready to deliver its case to a state appeals court for restoring the Inwood rezoning, which was annulled by a lower court last year. It’s just not sure exactly when it will be able to do so.
Brooklyn
Chinese Laundromats Remain Open, Amid Fear and Shrinking Staffs
Lan Mu for World Journal |
Chinese owners of laundromats say they are worried more about their safety during the coronavirus pandemic, and some say they’ve had employees quit because they are afraid to come to work.
