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In New York, Where You Live Can Determine How Hard it is to Vote
In the 2018 election and many before it, New Yorkers faced a voting hurdle unlike voters in most other major cities: a relatively low number of polling places, scattered unevenly through the city.
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What is Zoning?
Check out the Department of City Planning’s new online Zoning Resolution. Zoning is a set of laws that govern how large buildings can be, how they are built and what they are used for. Related Stories
Read more >ULURP Explained
The Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) is a standardized procedure whereby applications affecting the land use of the city are publicly reviewed. Related Stories
Read more >Affordable Housing 101
For decades, government at all levels has taken steps that made housing more affordable to some residents. It uses a number of tools to do so. Related Stories
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Opinions
Opinion: De Blasio’s Housing Plan is Neither Affordable Nor Fair
By Pablo Zevallos
Opinion: The Bronx Must Develop Not Just Buildings, But Middle-Class Jobs, Too
By Mike Prohaska
Opinion: Commission Must Tweak—Rather Than Transform—the Balance of Power in NYC
By Joseph P. Viteritti
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