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Call to Shift NYC Development Away from Areas at Highest Climate Risk
The New York Building Congress says there must be comprehensive, regional planning to meet the increased risk of flooding—and imaginative thinking about how to live amid higher waters.
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The Neighborhoods
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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: Avoid Another Amazon by Learning from Essex Crossing
By Felix Ciampa
Opinion: The Unending Urgency of Closing Rikers
By Darren Mack and DeAnna Hoskins
Opinion: Regulating Development is the City Council’s Job. Let Them Do It.
By Marc Richardson
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