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City Council Eyes Ambitious Set of Housing Bills Before Year’s End
This year, the City Council’s focus will be on a range of bills aimed at eradicating lead poisoning and addressing the needs of the city’s homeless population, among other housing and land-use concerns.
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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.
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.
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.
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Opinions
Opinion: Close Rikers to Address the Violence of Jail Discrimination – For Now
By Juan Cartagena
Opinion: 11 Reasons Why De Blasio’s $11 Billion Jails Plan Will Fail
By Ngozi Alston, Marlene Nava Ramos and Brittany Williams
Opinion: Queens Councilmember on the Glendale Shelter Debate
By Robert Holden
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