Affordable Housing
Pilot Program to Legalize Some Basement Homes Takes Shape in E. New York
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Tenants in illegal basement and cellar apartments typically have no lease and limited rights while living in substandard conditions.
council
Inwood Rezoning Sees Major Amendment, Passes First Council Votes
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The controversial ‘Commercial U’ is out, and the rezoning has cleared its subcommittee and committee votes.
brownfields
Checking in on the City’s Brownfields Program
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Nine years ago the Bloomberg administration launched a program targeting contaminated city sites for remediation. More than 500 sites have entered its pipeline since.
Election Watch 2018
Max & Murphy: Democratic Senate Rivals Point to Results, Republicans and Race
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State Sen. Marisol Alcantara and former Councilmember Robert Jackson joined the show to discuss their competing cases to primary voters in Northern Manhattan and the West Side.
HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
Transit Advocates Push Mayor on Bus Reforms
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The subways are the MTA’s concern. But MTA buses roll on city streets, and transit groups say Mayor de Blasio could be doing more to clear the way.
Affordable Housing
Bushwick Plan’s Unveiling Nears Amid Tension Over Possible Rezoning
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Two Councilmembers invited neighborhood stakeholders to draft a rezoning plan. But it could encounter the same misgivings that top-down plans have faced.
Election Watch 2018
Meaning of the IDC Looms Large in Alcantara-Jackson Senate Rematch
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Little separates the two candidates except that fact that one pledged not to join the Independent Democratic Conference and the other did. So, how important is that fact?
ADA
28 Years After ADA’s Passage, Subway Accessibility Still ‘Disgraceful,’ Experts Say
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It’s uncertain how many stations the MTA considers ‘possible’ for accessibility. Some, maybe several, may never be able to accommodate wheelchairs.
CityPlate
So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag
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The DOE recently said a pilot program won’t be expanded until it works out some of the problems that have led to a low capture rate of organic leftovers.
code
City Moves to Get Nonprofits’ Help Keeping Landlords on Track
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The Partners in Preservation program, first mentioned in the update to the mayor’s housing plan issued in November, expects to seek nonprofit bidders by year’s end.