Brooklyn
Federal-Funded Effort May Reshape East New York
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
As part of an Obama administration bid to create more transit-centered development, the Brooklyn neighborhood may see a rezoning to encourage housing and retail.
Brooklyn
Bangladeshi Enclave Grows in City Line
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
As a large community has taken root, there have been conscious efforts to promote cross-cultural cooperation.
Brooklyn
Spring Creek Builder's Promises Spur Cheers, Jeers
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
An extensive community benefits agreement between the developer of the Gateway II project is hailed by many. But some community groups feel left out.
Bronx
Bronx Armory Saga: Will it Echo Nationwide?
Jordan Moss |
For 20 years, community groups and the city wrestled over the Kingsbridge Armory. The latest and most likely proposal includes a landmark community benefits deal that could be a national model.
Housing and Homelessness
Plan to Build on Vacant Lots Stirs Displacement Fears
Tobias Salinger |
A plan to build housing on property once part of the Rheingold brewery in Bushwick has aroused concern about the project’s impact on housing prices across the neighborhood.
Bronx
Pols Aggressively Shaping Bronx Community Boards
Naomi Cohen |
The sway that the borough president and councilmembers have over the boards isn’t new. But the past year has seen several high-profile instances of officials using that power.
Bronx
City Shouldn't Overload Bronx Nabe With Social Services
Jay Shuffield |
This Bronx resident says a planned concentration of supportive housing and other social services in his neighborhood threatens to undermine city plans to spur investment.
Brooklyn
How the M-train is Gentrifying Bushwick
Orlando Lee Rodriguez |
A shift in transit routes has triggered a wave of social change south of Myrtle Avenue, spurring a familiar mix of optimism and fear among residents.
Health and Environment
As Biking Booms, Questions of Race, Class & Access
Chris Giblin |
Some say there are too few bike lanes in low-income areas. But bike paths that do exist in those neighborhoods can stir resentment. How divided are Brooklynites when they get on two wheels?
Housing and Homelessness
Agency, Developer Wrestle Over Atlantic Yards Affordability
Norman Oder |
Documents reveal tense negotiations between city housing officials and Forest City Ratner over the kind of affordable housing the first Atlantic Yards residential tower will provide. Turns out it’s different from what the developer promised.
