The Department of City Planning’s proposed rezoning of East Harlem was approved by the City Council on November 30, 2017.
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Adi Talwar
One of many voices heard at a November meeting about the East Harlem zoning study.
EHNP
A photo from the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan showing one of the community outreach sessions conducted during the plan's preparation. The author believes that process operated quietly and selectively in a community where many residents might prefer no rezoning at all.
Adi Talwar
Marie Winfield. asking a question during the Department of City Planning's presentation of it's draft rezoning framework for East Harlem at Community Board 11's Land Use, Landmarks & Planning Committee meeting on November 9th.
Adi Talwar
Mohammed-Uddin has been planting and harvesting beans by the East Harlem Little League field fence for years. The site is a likely target for housing development,
William Alatriste for the New York City Council
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito seen in East Harlem in August 2014. She supports the mayor's rezoning proposals but the community planning effort she has spearheaded includes groups that don't.
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