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Fifteen months after a move to strengthen enforcement against unauthorized rentals, the number of citations is up, but complaints continue. Some say the fines are too low. Others believe the…

ByIrina Ivanova 0Comments

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Jul 2012

Government Housing and Homelessness

Coney Island's Invisible Towers

The Bloomberg administration has rolled the dice on a major rezoning and costly infrastructure upgrades in Coney Island. Will the hoped-for development ever appear?

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

America's Cities Shaped (and Mishaped) by Rules

Zoning laws, building codes and other regulations can seem like bureaucratic obscurities. But, says this author, they have a powerful—and often negative—impact on urban areas.

ByEmily Talen 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Industrial, Homeless Policies Clash in East New York

A plan to build subsidized housing in a zone reserved for manufacturing businesses pits efforts to reduce the shelter population against hopes of saving industrial New York.

ByNida Najar 0Comments

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Mar 2012

Housing and Homelessness

'Vacated' Housing Full of Meaning for Brooklyn Nabes

A look at three buildings that the city once ordered vacated for safety reasons reveals the changing—and very different—fortunes of three Brooklyn neighborhoods.

ByRodrigo Carreno 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Brooklyn's Arena Is Coming. What's Coming Next?

In a matter of months the Nets will be playing ball at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic, as envisioned more than eight years ago by developer Bruce Ratner. But…

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Nets Arrive, Questions Remain At Atlantic Yards

The Nets are coming to Brooklyn with a 15-man roster and a tip-off in fall 2012. Traffic, jobs, housing and economic activity are coming, too, but no one is sure…

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Government Housing and Homelessness

Traffic, Noise & Hope: Atlantic Yards Still Elicits Mixed Views

Opponents of Atlantic Yards feel vindicated by the challenges facing the development. Business owners in the area express a mix of concern and optimism.

ByCandace Amos 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Opinions Harden Over Atlantic Yards Housing

The dramatic slow-down in housing construction at the Brooklyn site is fodder for opponents of the project. But supporters believe the development will still make good on its commitments.

ByDarren Sands 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Brooklyn: A Developing Story

Atlantic Yards may have generated the most heat, but it’s just one of several ambitious development ideas that took shape in the borough over the past decade.

ByJamila Pringle 0Comments

Illegal Hotels Survive Crackdown, Some Say

Coney Island's Invisible Towers

America's Cities Shaped (and Mishaped) by Rules

Industrial, Homeless Policies Clash in East New York

'Vacated' Housing Full of Meaning for Brooklyn Nabes

Brooklyn's Arena Is Coming. What's Coming Next?

Nets Arrive, Questions Remain At Atlantic Yards

Traffic, Noise & Hope: Atlantic Yards Still Elicits Mixed Views

Opinions Harden Over Atlantic Yards Housing

Brooklyn: A Developing Story

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