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city planning

Lower East Side

Lawsuits Seeking to Stop Two Bridges Development Overturned in Appellate Court

By Sadef Ali Kully | February 17, 2021

A panel of appellate judges on Tuesday reversed an earlier injunction halting the contentious Two Bridges project — a major setback for Lower East Side community groups, which have been waging a legal battle against the city and developers.

rezonings

Advocates, Lawmakers Hope to Pass Racial Impact Rezoning Legislation This Spring

By Sadef Ali Kully | January 22, 2021

‘The way in which land is rezoned in this city has subsequently made it difficult for many New Yorkers to find a home, let alone stay in their homes,’ Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who co-sponsored the bill, said at a hearing last week. Advocates expect the legislation to come before a full City Council vote by April of this year.

land use

Opinion: City Council Should Approve Cea Weaver’s Nomination to the City Planning Commission

By Katelin Penner | January 7, 2021

‘Time and time again, we have seen the concerns of community members come to fruition, as rezonings have led to rampant gentrification and displacement in working class communities of color across the city.’

Affordable Housing
975 Liberty Ave

Opinion: It’s Time to End Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. Here Are Some Alternatives

By Lynn Ellsworth | December 23, 2020

‘The fact is that MIH is just bad policy. In New York City’s housing market, it mostly enriches developers and real estate speculators while inflicting real harm to the neighborhoods it’s supposed to help.’

NYC Council

Comprehensive Planning Bill Raises Key Questions for Mayoral Hopefuls

By Sadef Ali Kully and Jarrett Murphy | December 21, 2020

Housing advocacy groups and some elected officials have been pushing for years for the city to adopt a comprehensive plan, and an earlier effort to do so was abandoned during the City Charter Revision process in 2019.

Mapping the Future

Downzoning Differences: Clash Over Housing Projections Led to Bushwick Stalemate

By Sadef Ali Kully | March 6, 2020

The two sides disagreed on what might seem like a simple, factual question: whether or not the stakeholders’ vision for the neighborhood was a ‘downzoning.’

borough jails

Opinion: Council Must Not Hide Behind ‘Member Deference’ on Borough Jails

By Nabil Hassein | August 28, 2019

‘On matters of land use, the City Council traditionally follows the wishes of the Councilmember in whose district the change is proposed. That’s a problematic approach on ordinary matters. And the borough jails plan is extraordinary.’

city planning

Court Ruling Rebuffs De Blasio Admin Over Manhattan High-Rises

By Sadef Ali Kully | August 2, 2019

A state Supreme Court judge’s decision released Thursday could send the developers behind proposed four high-rises in Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood back to square one.

Chinatown Working Group
Chinatown Working Group Map

LES Groups Try to Revive Rezoning that De Blasio Admin. Rejected

By Sadef Ali Kully | July 24, 2019

Community groups and elected officials hoping to stop four high-rises planned for Two Bridges have taken the city to court. Win or lose there, they are also pursuing elements of the Chinatown Working Group rezoning plan that City Planning dismissed in 2015.

affordability
myrtle Avenue Bushwick

One Bushwick, Two Visions: How Local Leaders’ Rezoning Proposal and the City’s Plan Match Up

By Sadef Ali Kully | July 9, 2019

There are some similarities between the community and city rezoning proposals but the differences are important to Bushwick community members who say they have waited for decades for serious public investments in their neighborhood.

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