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The board’s resolution rejects the rezoning proposal for the wealthy neighborhoods outright, rather than submit suggestions for improvement, arguing the plan would fail to achieve the city’s affordable housing goals.

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future Metro-North Stations Might Bring

The MTA will add four new Metro North stations to the East Bronx as part of its Penn Station Access Initiative. The Department of City Planning is researching the best…

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Needs to Revamp City Planning for Equity

‘Ensuring every New York City neighborhood has the same access and quality of life—whether you’re in Brownsville or the Upper West Side—will require a fair and comprehensive planning process.’

ByElena Conte

ByGuillermo Gomez

ByBeatrice Sibblies 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Addressing New York’s Systemic Inequities Will Be Core to its COVID Recovery

‘We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past, where recoveries after the Great Recession, the Sept. 11 attacks, and the early 90s recession exacerbated systemic inequities rather than addressing them.…

ByBarika Williams

ByJose Ortiz, Jr.

ByTom Wright 0Comments

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Feb 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development News

Lawsuits Seeking to Stop Two Bridges Development Overturned in Appellate Court

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…

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Jan 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

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

‘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…

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

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

‘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…

ByKatelin Penner 4Comments

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Dec 2020

Housing and Homelessness Opinion Uncategorized

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

‘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…

ByLynn Ellsworth 22Comments

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Dec 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Comprehensive Planning Bill Raises Key Questions for Mayoral Hopefuls

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Mar 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Downzoning Differences: Clash Over Housing Projections Led to Bushwick Stalemate

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.’

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Manhattan Community Board Votes to Reject SoHo-NoHo Rezoning