‘Instead of showing sensitivity to the needs of my community—and an appreciation for the contributions we have made to this country—President Trump has chosen to attack us.’
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.
admissions
The Problem with NYC High-School Admissions? It’s not Just the Test
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Critics target the city’s eight specialized schools for using a single test to determine who gets to enter. But other selective public high-schools use a confusing mix of admissions policies that raise their own questions about transparency and fairness.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Streetcar, Solar, Savings: De Blasio’s State of the City Highlight Reel
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Mayor de Blasio’s third state of the city address was quickly eclipsed by events at a Bronx public-housing development and a street in Manhattan.
Development
A City Without Limits: The Places Behind City Limits’ 40 Years of NYC Coverage
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As City Limits celebrates four decades of reporting, past leaders recount the sites that were central to the city they lived in and reported on.