All that’s left is a vote by the full City Council, and Mayor de Blasio will have achieved his sixth neighborhood rezoning.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: It’s Time to Finally Give Up the Dream of a Subway to Staten Island
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‘There is a continuing series of feasibility studies that generate money for consultants along with free publicity for elected officials. At the end of the day, the long abandoned Brooklyn to Staten Island subway will stay buried.’
City Council
Community Board Rejects De Blasio’s Bay Street Rezoning, Demands Changes
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The conditions set by the board included 20 acres of public open space, construction of new schools, additional ferry services and making the proposed renovations to the Cromwell recreation center a separate project with its own funding.
Mapping the Future
De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
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The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
Agenda 2019
Staten Island Rezoning Begins Public Review; 1700 at Risk of Displacement
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The launch of the seven-month public review process starts the clock toward the likely rezoning of 14 blocks along the Bay Street corridor.
BRONX BUREAU
Democrats Seize Full Control of NYS, Thanks in Large Part to Donald Trump
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Democrats will face high expectations to deliver, deprived of the excuse of Republican obstruction. The state GOP, meanwhile, faces a period of self-examination after an historic defeat.
BRONX BUREAU
Election Day Across NYC: Excitement, Worries and Problems at the Polls
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‘It took me an hour and ten minutes to vote,’ one woman said. ‘Do you believe that?’
Read our daylong coverage of the 2018 elections as they play out across New York City.
blue wave
Max & Murphy: Dan Donovan on Mail Bombs, Illegal Immigration and Trump’s Pardon Powers
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The Staten Island Republican is trying to defend his seat against a ‘blue wave’ in a race with national implications.
campaign
A Detailed Breakdown of the Rose-Donovan Debate for SI House Seat
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The candidates clashed on immigration, opioids, the president and their campaign fundraising.
Election Watch 2018
Amid Key Congressional Race, Voices from the Swing Borough on Donovan, Rose and Trump
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We spoke to residents of Staten Island—site of one of the fall’s most closely watched Congressional races—about their borough’s most pressing issues and whether they intend to swing blue or red this November.
ECONOMY
A Microcosm of the City, in Desperate Need of More Transit
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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.