Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 30-Jan. 6
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The City Planning Commission will meet next Monday, and a dozen of the city’s rental housing lotteries will close to applicants this week. Here’s the roundup.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 23-30
Jeanmarie Evelly |
There are seven of the city’s affordable housing lotteries closing to applicants this week.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: We Need to Make it Easier to Open a Day Care in NYC
Maya Kurien and Grace Rauh |
“There are many factors at play, including the unfavorable economics of running a child care business, keeping many potential providers from opening or expanding.”
Government
Revived Third Party Transfer Program Could Expand Community Ownership in NYC, Supporters Say
Emily Drane |
By proactively targeting landlords who neglect their properties to turn a profit, a revamped Third Party Transfer program that prioritizes community ownership could help break the cycles of disinvestment, speculation, and displacement, supporters of the legislation say.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 9-16
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Stable, Affordable Housing is the Foundation for New York’s Future
Zyneisha Green |
“When our family did finally find stable housing, it was transformative. Our apartment finally became a home—a foundation for our lives to flourish.”
Government
How Each NYC Councilmember Voted on City of Yes for Housing
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The City Council approved a modified version of the mayor’s sweeping zoning reform plan, City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, with a vote of 31-to-20. Here’s how each lawmaker landed.
Bronx
Opinion: Toward a City for All
Pierina Ana Sanchez |
“While I supported the majority of the zoning reforms originally proposed, the modifications maintain its key components while accommodating specific neighborhood concerns and, most importantly, the essential principle that housing should be built in every district.”
Citywide
What the Council’s Revamped ‘City of Yes for Housing’ Deal Includes
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The Council voted to adopt a modified version of the City of Yes plan—one which scales back some of the zoning reforms included in the original, adds affordability incentives, and allocates $5 billion for infrastructure upgrades and housing programs.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How Can New York Be a City of ‘Yes, And?’
Jumaane Williams |
“While revised zoning enables new structures, what other structures can we put in place to ensure that rising developments aren’t accompanied by still-rising rents?”
