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Bushwick Awaits City’s Rezoning Proposal

Bushwick residents, elected officials and other stakeholders say they expect the city’s neighborhood rezoning plan—due out Tuesday—to differ from a community-generated vision released last year on the issues of density,…

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Update: Key Moments Arrive for Bay Street, Bushwick Rezonings and Comprehensive Planning Push

A new tenant protection czar, a push for comprehensive planning, news from the Bay Street and Bushwick rezoning discussions, ideas for closing the housing-wealth gap and more.

Housing and Homelessness

As the Sea Rises, Will Resiliency—Rather Than Retreat—Be Enough to Save Waterfront NYC?

New York is taking expensive, multifaceted steps to protect residents from the impacts of sea-level rise. But do those measures stack up to the scale of threat the city faces?

Climate and Environment

Report: Efforts to Block Storm Surge Could Harm the Hudson

The report from American Rivers finds the Hudson to be the second most-endangered river in the United States.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

On City Streets and in Wild Landscapes, the Fight for America’s Soul in 2020 is About Land

From gentrifying urban neighborhoods to wild federal lands, it’s time for a unifying vision of how America’s fundamental asset can serve the public interest.

Government

City Considers Letting Access-a-Ride Vans Use Bus Lanes to Speed Up Trips for Riders with Disabilities

The Department of Transportation is considering a proposal to let some Access-a-Ride (AAR) vehicles utilize the city’s bus lanes — an effort to speed up trips for users, who complain…

Government

When Homecare Doesn’t Make House Calls: Concerns About Oversight of Services for Seniors

A hearing revealed that Councilmembers struggle with how to oversee a convoluted system where the state has taken on a dominant role.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

New Federal Tax Program for Depressed Neighborhoods Stirs Hopes and Concerns

A lack of regulations, and a dearth of information about what impact earlier place-based tax programs had, has some New York advocates and experts worried that Opportunity Zones offer as…

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

Housing Round-up: Rally for Stronger Rent Regs. A Segregation Scorecard. More Development for NYCHA?

Plus: Are New York’s banks doing right by the depositors from low-income communities?

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Corey Johnson on Measles, Amazon, Charter Revision and 2021

The speaker weighed in on whether Mayor de Blasio’s presidential flirtation is a distraction, what he’s learned so far as Council leader, what he wants to see out of charter…

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