Community Board 3’s Land Use committee on Wednesday discussed a proposal to rezone the Two Bridges waterfront to prevent the planned construction of high-rise towers.
Hear from candidates seeking to succeed Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito as the member representing El Barrio/East Harlem, Mott Haven, Highbridge, Concourse, Longwood and Port Morris in the Council.
In the complex politics around the East Harlem bid, where some community factions support a limited rezoning while many don’t want to see any rezoning at all, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s position could be very important, even if it is purely advisory.
Published on Jun 29, 2017
The Make the Road New York organizer talks about the neighborhood around the Bay Street corridors, the planning process so far and how the North Shore’s working class communities of color fit in to the long-standing tensions between the Island and the four other boroughs.
Not that foreclosure is the only thing city homeowners, or policymakers, have to worry about.
El Diario and City Limits jointly present a video on what some East Harlemites know about the mayor’s proposed rezoning and how they feel about changes in their neighborhood .
The Brooklyn Democrat says it’s ‘too early to say’ that the 2016 rezoning has improved life for low- and moderate-income East New Yorkers but believes the city’s investments will make a difference.
We got a dozen East New York residents and advocates to talk about life before and after the rezoning. Concerns are clear but optimism remains.
The Brooklyn Democrat discusses displacement and development in Bushwick, the community process he helped launch to plan for the neighborhood’s future and the questions all New Yorkers should be asking of their councilmembers.
At City Limits’ weekly broadcast interviews, we stand up for two reasons. One, it’s better for your posture than sitting. Two, it’s what you do when you’re talking about what you believe in.