There’s never much doubt that the new development envisioned during a debate over a neighborhood rezoning is going to arrive. What of the promises that help the mayor get the…
The measure to provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing the loss of their home in housing court has 42 Council sponsors but has not been scheduled for a vote.
Touting community benefits, Councilman Rafael Espinal supported the rezoning of East New York in April. We checked in with him on the impact of the rezoning—and the delivery on promises—so…
It’s early in the process, and a lot of voices still must be heard, but so far the proposal to rezone the Queens community appears to have received a more…
Although the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs has strongly advocated for equity in the arts, the agency’s granting programs could do more to bolster the small and local organizations that…
The Small Business Jobs Survival Act, which would establish a right to commercial lease renewal, has been kicking around City Council for three decades. Then as now, worries about economic…
