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Public oversight might finally start to catch up with the NYPD’s unparalleled city-wide network of surveillance cameras, license plate readers, gunshot detectors and environmental sensors.

ByAli Winston 0Comments

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Queens Board Approves Rockaway Rezoning With Significant Conditions

Call for lower height limits on new buildings, new infrastructure and affordable housing that favors moderate incomes.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Mar 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: City Council Must Boost Funding for NYC’s Seniors

‘The city is facing potential major federal funding cuts. But failing to fund these programs would be foolish.’

ByBeth Finkel 0Comments

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Mar 2017

In Depth

UrbanNerd: Why I Pay More than the Mayor in Property Taxes and how it Makes me Feel About Myself

Why does a system where charges are based on property values charge more to someone whose property is valued less?

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA’s Budget Crisis: A ‘Must Watch’ and a ‘Must Read’

A crucial budget hearing and a key report frame the new fiscal challenge facing a critical and already endangered housing lifeline.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Mar 2017

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Council, Advocates Brainstorm Ways to Protect Auto Industry

Bronx Councilmember Vanessa Gibson introduced a bill to protect auto shops from bad leases, a measure that could be useful in the event of a rezoning.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Mar 2017

Economy

Report Finds Rezonings Threaten Auto-Repair Industry

The Pratt Center for Community Development argues that Mayor de Blasio’s proposed rezonings could displace auto-repair shops—a vital source of employment in immigrant communities.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Feb 2017

Government Housing and Homelessness

Harlem Pols Say They’ll Get Tough on Rezoning, Affordability Concerns

Those who ran in a special election for a Harlem Council seat—some of whom plan to run again in November—expressed a range of hopes and worries about a proposed rezoning…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Tough Choices Face Bushwick as Rezoning Approaches

A weekend summit reviewed the nuances of changing density in the neighborhood, where there are relatively few public sites on which policy—rather than the market—would determine what gets built, and…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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Dec 2016

Housing and Homelessness