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Housing and Development

Affordable Housing
975 Liberty Ave

Opinion: It’s Time to End Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. Here Are Some Alternatives

By Lynn Ellsworth | December 23, 2020

‘The fact is that MIH is just bad policy. In New York City’s housing market, it mostly enriches developers and real estate speculators while inflicting real harm to the neighborhoods it’s supposed to help.’

NYC Council

Comprehensive Planning Bill Raises Key Questions for Mayoral Hopefuls

By Sadef Ali Kully and Jarrett Murphy | December 21, 2020

Housing advocacy groups and some elected officials have been pushing for years for the city to adopt a comprehensive plan, and an earlier effort to do so was abandoned during the City Charter Revision process in 2019.

Podcasts

The Check In: NYC Public Meetings Go Virtual

By Jeanmarie Evelly | December 17, 2020

City Limits’ housing reporting Sadef Kully discusses the city’s shift to online public hearing and meetings, which make it easier for some New Yorkers to attend but has drawn other complaints.

rezonings

Opinion: Moving Toward Just Land Use and Housing Policies in NYC

By Cheryl Pahaham and Paul Epstein | December 16, 2020

‘Across the city, the mayor and developers are pushing rezonings and development projects that attempt to rip out the fertile roots of people and place, to wholly redefine city neighborhoods for a wealthier and whiter population.’

Development

Opinion: Developing 920 Park Place Jeopardizes the Community and the Landmarks’ Process

By Deborah Young, Ingrid Saraguad and Sarah Leonard | December 15, 2020

‘A landmark is not merely an old building, but a navigational point for a community. Landmarks are given meaning by our relations to them – they do not exist in a vacuum. And where developers are able to displace monuments, we fear they will also succeed in displacing communities.’

Age Justice

Housing Worries Top Seniors’ Concerns in 2021 Mayoral Race

By Jarrett Murphy | December 15, 2020

The next mayor will oversee a period of profound demographic change as New York City gets grayer.

COVID-19

For City’s Public Meetings, Shift to Virtual Format Has Meant Attendance Boost—& Complications

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 14, 2020

The shift to remote-only civic meetings during the pandemic is impacting how communities get to weigh in on important city proposals, like rezonings. It’s led to more people attending — but there have also been problems, and criticism.

Development

City Council OKs Rezoning for Controversial Flushing Waterfront Development

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 11, 2020

Just five councilmembers voted against the land use application for the project, which has drawn the ire of critics who say it doesn’t include nearly enough affordable housing.

Homelessness
Homeless Shelter

Number of Single Adults in City’s Homeless Shelters Hits Record High

By Sadef Ali Kully | December 10, 2020

According to data from the Coalition for the Homeless unveiled Wednesday, there were an estimated 21,210 single homeless men and women in the city’s homeless system in October, a record high.

Affordable Housing

Opinion: Don’t Delay New Affordable Housing for Struggling Coney Island

By Mark Treyger and Hakeem Jeffries | December 8, 2020

‘1607 Surf Ave. can begin to address the pain of the housing and food instability that many in this community face every day, and offer an economic boost for the neighborhood as well.’

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