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‘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…

ByNabil Hassein 3Comments

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Court Ruling Rebuffs De Blasio Admin Over Manhattan High-Rises

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.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

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

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…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

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

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…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Regulating Development is the City Council’s Job. Let Them Do It.

‘Last winter another agency, the New York City Department of City Planning deliberately circumvented the Council’s oversight when it told the City Planning Commission that it had to approve four…

ByMarc Richardson 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Trump Budget Bashed, Lead Rules Tightened: Housing Headlines from Around the City

And who’s afraid of the pied-a-terre tax?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Housing and Homelessness Video

Watch Live: City Planning Presents its Proposal for a Gowanus Rezoning

Can’t make the February 28 meeting? Tune in here.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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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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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness

City Unveils Draft Rezoning Proposal for Gowanus

“I know that not everyone is excited about the idea of new residential and commercial development at heights taller than the surrounding brownstone neighborhoods. But I genuinely believe we are…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Time to Avoid Some Voids? City Planning Thinks So.

DCP examined hundreds of buildings and found “few instances of excessive mechanical void spaces being used,” but did find enough evidence to “support concerns raised by the public.”

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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

Court Ruling Rebuffs De Blasio Admin Over Manhattan High-Rises

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

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

Opinion: Regulating Development is the City Council’s Job. Let Them Do It.

Trump Budget Bashed, Lead Rules Tightened: Housing Headlines from Around the City

Watch Live: City Planning Presents its Proposal for a Gowanus Rezoning

Gowanus Open House Reveals Proposed Rezoning Faces Optimism, Opposition

City Unveils Draft Rezoning Proposal for Gowanus

Time to Avoid Some Voids? City Planning Thinks So.

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