The mayor’s non-endorsement, the Hillary headquarters, some 2016 handicapping and a couple beers were on the table in the latest episode of Straight Up!, the Brooklyn Independent Media reporters’ roundtable.
The mayor used Earth Day to articulate a breathtakingly ambitious synthesis of environmental advocacy, social justice and city planning. Tell us what you think!
But a second-generation Mitchell-Lama program would have to reconcile some problematic rhetoric around class and resolve some of the flaws that have stripped affordability from tens of thousands of units…
The state came through with $100 million for capital work. The feds are sending $3 billion for Sandy repairs and resiliency work. Now, if the authority can find another $18…
Mayor de Blasio promises to follow up on campaign promises and bring planning closer to the community. But he’ll face obstacles delivering on those vows.
Deep repair needs and an alluring private market are pushing the mostly middle-class complexes toward the open market, eroding a bulwark of affordability.
Moves by real estate companies and analyses from city agencies yield a blueprint for where affordable—and not so affordable—units could go in the borough with the city’s lowest rents and…
School officials have talked for years about improving special education. The de Blasio administration is trying a new approach. Does it go deep enough?