Boroughs
Borough's Community Boards Push for Greater Impact
Oliver Morrison |
Training members and securing funds to hire city planning advisers is critical, officials say.
Housing and Homelessness
Churches Become Housing in Bushwick
Ian Marsh |
One former Lutheran church being converted to housing will include affordable units. It’s unclear whether another former house of worship will offer non-market apartments as well.
Government
Advocates Say Armory Fight is Over, But Work Just Beginning
Jordan Moss |
A two-decade debate over how to redevelop the massive Kingsbridge Armory ended with a City Council vote last week. Now promises to the community must be made real.
Government
How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick
Tobias Salinger |
Many think the former assemblyman and powerbroker is a creep. Some hail him as a hero. In Bushwick, his legacy—and the story of his downfall—are more complicated than either label suggests.
Housing and Homelessness
Cabrera: I'll Vote for Kingsbridge Plan
Jordan Moss |
The Bronx Councilman says he was swayed by last minute concessions by the developer.
Boroughs
Negotiations Over Armory End as Vote Nears
Kate Pastor |
The developer of a proposed ice-center and its community allies are no longer attempting to sway Councilman Fernando Cabrera to support their plan for the Kingsbridge Armory.
Government
Lessons of Willets Point: Relocation Fears for Workers
Patrick Arden |
In the final installment of our series, a look at the challenges facing workers at the businesses the Bloomberg administration has decided don’t belong there anymore.
Housing and Homelessness
Lessons of Willets Point: Trading Parkland for Developer's Donation
Patrick Arden |
In the second of part of our series on a development process that spanned much of the Bloomberg administration, we look at how parks fare under this deal—and others.
Housing and Homelessness
Lessons of Willets Point: Will A New Mayor Do Development Differently?
Patrick Arden |
Perhaps no project embodied the Bloomberg administration’s development style better than Willets Point. Will Joe Lhota or Bill de Blasio change that approach?
Brooklyn
Forest City Ratner Again Gets Extension from MTA
Norman Oder |
The developer has pushed back for a second time the formal start of construction on a new railyard, raising new questions about the timeline for promised housing.
