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Alcántara on the Inwood Rezoning, Fixing Rent Regulations, and the IDC
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
As her neighborhood faces rezoning and she faces a primary challenger, we sat down with State Senator Marisol Alcántara for a Q&A.
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NYCHA Needs More than $200 Million, Say Residents and Advocates
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
On the evening before De Blasio was to propose his budget, NYCHA residents and elected officials made a plea for more funding than the mayor has pledged.
City Limits
The Complex History of City Limits’ New Uptown Location
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
City Limits has moved its offices to West 126th Street. We trace the history of our new office space back through the decades.
CEQR
Read Legal Aid’s Lawsuit To Stop East Harlem Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The lawsuit alleges that the city has failed to properly assess the potential for displacement.
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Local Electeds’ Bid to Require Public Review for LES Towers Is Officially Submitted, Will Be Expedited
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Chin and Brewer’s application will move right to “technical review” thanks to a new law exempting officials from the pre-application process.
City Planning Commission
As Public Review Kicks Off, Critics Lambast Inwood Rezoning Proposal
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
On Tuesday, Mayor de Blasio’s fifth neighborhood rezoning entered the seven-month process through which a rezoning can be approved—but not without strong pushback from neighborhood groups in Inwood.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Ahead of Push for Rezoning’s Approval, City Offers New Details on Investments for Inwood
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The de Blasio administration’s fifth proposed rezoning will likely enter public review next week.
ARTS and CULTURE
Nighttime NYC: LES Residents, Community Board Wary of New Liquor Licenses
Janaki Chadha |
Residents have dubbed on area ‘Hell Square’—a 24-block area below East Houston Street with over 100 full liquor licenses.
Council Passes East Harlem, Bedford Union Armory, Certificate of No Harassment
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Thursday was a big day for the Council, which approved two controversial rezonings and a long-awaited, landmark initiative to curb harassment.
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Council Committee Passes East Harlem, Bedford-Union Armory and Other Major Rezonings
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Sutton Place and Sendero Verde also cleared the City Council Land Use Committee.
