Mapping the Future
Debate in Gowanus About Whether to Pause or Push Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The last de Blasio rezoning is moving into a public review, where the pros and cons of virtual engagement will be on display.
The Max & Murphy Show
A Budget that Either Clobbers or Coddles the NYPD
Jarrett Murphy |
Two things can be said about the fiscal 2021 budget. One is that it made almost no one happy.
The other is that it did not meaningfully reduce the operational size of the nation’s largest police force.
Brad Lander
COVID-19 Prompts New Concerns About the Gowanus Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
However, with the city’s Department of City Planning temporarily shuttered due to the crisis and Mayor de Blasio’s emergency order, local elected officials are concerned that the Gowanus rezoning will not move forward in any form.
Brad Lander
Gowanus Open House Reveals Proposed Rezoning Faces Optimism, Opposition
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘They heard us for the most part but they did not get everything right. And that is what this part is about.’
Brad Lander
Gowanus is a Test of Whether NYC’s Best Attempt at Inclusive Planning Goes Far Enough
Jarrett Murphy |
The city’s framework leaves big questions to answer, forces major issues off the table altogether, and triggers legitimate doubts about the unintended consequences of a rezoning. It also could be a genuine attempt to fashion the neighborhood everyone wants.
Education
Ambitious Brooklyn School Desegregation Plan Stirs Excitement, Faces Hurdles
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Brooklyn’s District 15 is trying to chart a new path toward equity with an ambitious plan to end admissions screens for middle schools. The reaction to the plan highlights the complexities of choice and process the rest of the city might someday face.
Affordable Housing
Watch it Here: Is Affordable Housing Really Fair Housing?
City Limits |
What does it mean to take into account “fair housing” concerns as the city implements Housing New York and as it pursues neighborhood rezonings?
City Council
City Council Chose Cooperation Over Conflict With De Blasio
Jarrett Murphy |
Lots of new laws and major new programs. A few points of public tension but no vetoes. If that’s the recipe for progressive change in New York, is the same mix going to exist over the next four years?
Brad Lander
Schools, Transit and Race: Gowanus has More Than a Rezoning on its Mind
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The potential rezoning of the Brooklyn neighborhood creates uncertainty about much—but, at least for the residents who gathered for an open house, not about what problems need attention.
Brad Lander
City Releases Documents Detailing Consensus, Disagreements on Gowanus Rezoning Study
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The documents, released ahead of a public meeting planned for Thursday, describe in what ways city agencies agree and disagree with community recommendations.
