What lessons do the 14 detention facilities already in city neighborhoods have for the debate over where to put new ones? Our reporter and a veteran Bronx advocate weighed in…
The city’s announcement of a developer for one site and financing for the first phase of work at another encountered cautious optimism among neighborhood stakeholders.
The city’s framework leaves big questions to answer, forces major issues off the table altogether, and triggers legitimate doubts about the unintended consequences of a rezoning. It also could be…
Closing Rikers will mean new or bigger jails in at least four neighborhoods. New York City already has 14 correctional Institutions besides those on the notorious Island. Most are barely…
‘New York City, known as one of the cultural epicenters of the world, modernizes with the times, but often at the cost of smaller, community-based initiatives.’
The 700-page Draft Environmental Impact Statement represents the only formal public review of the proposed towers, unless legislative changes go through that would require a full ULURP.
