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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…

BySadef Ali Kully 8Comments

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Feb 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Gowanus Open House Reveals Proposed Rezoning Faces Optimism, Opposition

‘They heard us for the most part but they did not get everything right. And that is what this part is about.’

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2018

Gowanus is a Test of Whether NYC’s Best Attempt at Inclusive Planning Goes Far Enough

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jul 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

Ambitious Brooklyn School Desegregation Plan Stirs Excitement, Faces Hurdles

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…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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May 2018

Housing and Homelessness Video

Watch it Here: Is Affordable Housing Really Fair Housing?

What does it mean to take into account “fair housing” concerns as the city implements Housing New York and as it pursues neighborhood rezonings?

ByCity Limits 4Comments

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Dec 2017

Government

City Council Chose Cooperation Over Conflict With De Blasio

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Oct 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Schools, Transit and Race: Gowanus has More Than a Rezoning on its Mind

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.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Oct 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

City Releases Documents Detailing Consensus, Disagreements on Gowanus Rezoning Study

The documents, released ahead of a public meeting planned for Thursday, describe in what ways city agencies agree and disagree with community recommendations.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Oct 2017

News

Gowanus Coalition Rallies Around Community Center

The coalition has made it clear: one of their priorities for immediate investment is the long-shuttered Gowanus Houses Community Center.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

COVID-19 Prompts New Concerns About the Gowanus Rezoning

Gowanus Open House Reveals Proposed Rezoning Faces Optimism, Opposition

Gowanus is a Test of Whether NYC’s Best Attempt at Inclusive Planning Goes Far Enough

Ambitious Brooklyn School Desegregation Plan Stirs Excitement, Faces Hurdles

Watch it Here: Is Affordable Housing Really Fair Housing?

City Council Chose Cooperation Over Conflict With De Blasio

Schools, Transit and Race: Gowanus has More Than a Rezoning on its Mind

City Releases Documents Detailing Consensus, Disagreements on Gowanus Rezoning Study

Gowanus Coalition Rallies Around Community Center

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