Clashes with Councilmembers in two neighborhoods appear to have scotched neighborhood rezonings that are key to the mayor’s housing plan.
Homelessness
Thousands of NYC’s Homeless Parents were Recently Kids Themselves
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Parents account for the majority of homeless unaccompanied New Yorkers under age 25, according to city data,
Mapping the Future
Key City Housing Policies at Stake This Year in Courthouses, Campaign and Council
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Now that 2020 has dawned, here are the big land-use stories that Mapping the Future is tracking.
Homelessness
A Walk With Mayor de Blasio’s Street Homelessness Outreach Workers
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‘It’s just a work in progress,’ says one outreach worker. ‘It is not something that is going to happen overnight or in a week’s time.’
Mapping the Future
What Does the Inwood Rezoning Ruling Mean for Other NYC Neighborhood Plans?
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The de Blasio administration has at least three other possible rezonings on the docket. Will the annulment of the Inwood rezoning affect them?
Una Ciudad sin Límites
La que podría ser la última rezonificación de la administración de de Blasio: Influencia local y puntos de vista conflictivos
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El área de Southern Boulevard acaba de completar un estudio que podría conducir a una rezonificación. Mientras tanto, un auge de desarrollo liderado por la ciudad —y el mercado— predomina en el sur del Bronx.
Housing and Development
Judge Annuls Inwood Rezoning, Citing Flaws in City’s Review
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The ruling is a potentially significant legal setback for the de Blasio administration as it moves into its final two years with at least three major potential rezonings on the docket.
Brooklyn
Bushwick Stakeholders Demand City Assess Their Rezoning Plan
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Two Councilmembers and other players want the city to include the Bushwick Community Plan in the environmental impact study, so it can be weighed as an option alongside the mayor’s rezoning plan.
NYCHA
NYCHA Development Dreams at a Crossroads
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It is not even clear that the limited number of infill deals NYCHA has pursued will come to fruition.
Age Justice
De Blasio Admin’s Senior Housing Production Scrutinized
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Over six years in office, the mayor has created 3,800 senior housing units and financed another 4,700 en route to a goal of 15,000 apartments that advocates say falls short of need.
Bronx
Around What Could be the Last de Blasio Rezoning: Local Leverage and Conflicting Views
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The area around Southern Boulevard has already secured a lot of the kinds of infrastructure investments that usually come with a rezoning.