“By making both aesthetic and programmatic contributions like commercial or community services to their neighborhood, these buildings were viewed as assets and gained them acceptance not always afforded to new…
‘New York City, known as one of the cultural epicenters of the world, modernizes with the times, but often at the cost of smaller, community-based initiatives.’
A coalition of Bronx stakeholders say the rezoning and investment package passed by the City Council Land Use Committee still fails to address many of their concerns.
A report, produced by over 40 organizations, elaborates on critiques of the de Blasio administration’s neighborhood rezoning efforts and proposes a set of citywide reforms.
Within a few months this fall, the city announced two separate plans to redevelop the abandoned Greenpoint Hospital site, and across the street, a parking lot owned by the city’s…
While some East Harlem stakeholders are negotiating with the administration to improve a rezoning plan for East Harlem, others continue to resist any rezoning altogether.
After years of pushing for a comprehensive rezoning, community leaders are waiting to see the city’s outline for a smaller ‘Chinatown Core’ study as a separate public-review process begins for…