Mayor de Blasio’s initiative to build or preserve 300,000 units of affordable housing seems to be on track. But is it on target?
Brooklyn
Tough Questions for Industry City in First Council Hearing on Rezoning Bid
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Councilmembers scrutinized the promise of 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, which depends on hiring decisions that Industry City itself will not control.
Mapping the Future
Six Down, One to Go: Where de Blasio’s Rezonings Stand
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What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
Mapping the Future
The Fight Over the UWS Homeless Hotel Might Not Be Over
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Advocates for the homeless said they were contemplating legal action.
Voices of New York
Survey: Many Chinese Landlords Say They’ll Leave Property Vacant
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The survey found delinquency rates in August hit a five-month low.
Mapping the Future
No Longer a ‘Cluster Site,’ But Problems Remain for Tenants
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Dead rodents, broken lights and missing smoke detectors are among the issues at one property moved out of the controversial housing program.
COVID-19
Protests in Brooklyn and Across Nation in Face of Eviction Wave
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According to a recent National Low Income Housing Coalition report, from 30 to 40 million renters could be at risk of eviction, including a million in New York.
Mapping the Future
Debate in Gowanus About Whether to Pause or Push Rezoning
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The last de Blasio rezoning is moving into a public review, where the pros and cons of virtual engagement will be on display.
Mapping the Future
Another Court Win for City Hall Against Critics of Development Schemes
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An appeals court on Thursday sided with the de Blasio administration in one element of a tangled legal dispute over a proposed development in the Two Bridges neighborhood.
Mapping the Future
Inwood Groups Want State’s Highest Court to Hear Rezoning Dispute
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The suit raises questions not just about one rezoning but also about the balance of power in New York over land-use policy.
Voices of New York
Asians in Sunset Park Call City Speaker To Support Industry City Rezoning
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The project has been controversial from the beginning. But some think it would boost the local economy and create 20,000 jobs for residents.