Household income is rising, but so is the poverty rate, on Staten Island’s North Shore, where a lack of jobs and a dearth of transportation options appear to go hand in hand.
Bay Street
With Bay Street Rezoning Timeline Still Uncertain, Coalition Demands Deeper Affordability
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Members of the Staten Island Housing Dignity Coalition say they still want answers to their critiques of the city’s rezoning proposal for Bay Street.
GOVERNMENT
Council Pioneer Faces Tough Race on a Changing North Shore
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Eight years ago, Debi Rose became the first Black elected official from Staten Island. Now she faces a stiff primary challenge from another woman of color.
campaign
Election 2017 District Data: Deep Red in the City’s South
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The Council district that covers the southern tip of Staten Island is a bastion of homeownership and GOP registration.
Bay Street
The Stand-Up Desk: Nick Petrie on Bay Street and Rezoning
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Published on Jun 29, 2017
The Make the Road New York organizer talks about the neighborhood around the Bay Street corridors, the planning process so far and how the North Shore’s working class communities of color fit in to the long-standing tensions between the Island and the four other boroughs.
de Blasio
De Blasio Says Staten Island Can Develop Without Losing Its Identity
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At a town hall near the footprint of the proposed Bay Street rezoning, the mayor tried to strike a balance between acknowledging concerns about development and extolling its virtues.
art
Bid to Protect and Promote Art as Staten Island Rezoning Nears
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A thriving art scene has developed where history, water and culture meet on the borough’s North Shore.
bloomberg
13 Years After Blocking New Development, Staten Island Hopes to Welcome Just Enough of it
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In 2004 the island was rezoned to preserve suburban character and restrict population growth. Now islanders have decided they want a thriving downtown as well as quiet streets, so the zoning maps are again open for an edit.
Bay Street
Staten Island Rezoning: Should Public Sites be Used for Housing, Open Space?
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In areas affected by the looming Bay Street rezoning, advocates are pushing the city to include more housing in some areas, and more open space in others.
city planning
City’s Staten Island Rezoning Targets Contested Territory
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In many ways, Bay Street is like corridors in other de Blasio administration neighborhood plans. One difference is the tensions over race, policing and ‘quality of life’ that have played out there.
Affordable Housing
The Secret History of AMI
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Legislation, politics and math shape Area Median Income, the measurement often at the center of the debate over whether New York’s new affordable housing will help those who need it most.