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In a city struggling with a persistent affordability and housing shortage crisis, Long Island City has been building—a lot. And the city is now looking to spur even more growth…

ByJustin Martinez 5Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Real New Yorkers Embrace Diversity and Community

“If we don’t pass City of Yes—a common sense set of policies that encourage housing production and prioritize people over cars—we will let the unreasonable and provincial mindset vocalized by…

ByJackson Chabot 2Comments

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Sep 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs Smart Growth & Affordability, Not Unchecked Hikes in Density

“We believe that organic community-led development that ensures any necessary infrastructure upgrades—and, perhaps more importantly as a matter of public policy, housing affordability—is what we should strive for.”

ByCorey B. Bearak

ByMichael Mallia

ByBryan Block 4Comments

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Jul 2024

Event recap Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Ask a Housing Expert: Getting Communities On Board With New Housing

City Limits’ Executive Editor Jeanmarie Evelly recently sat down with Vicki Been, former deputy mayor of housing under Mayor Bill de Blasio, for a conversation about the role of community engagement…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Queens is the Battleground in State Budget Fight Over Basement Apartments

As the state’s budget deadline approaches, Queens democratic lawmakers are at odds over whether it should include a path for legalizing the city’s basement and cellar apartments.

ByEmma Whitford 4Comments

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Feb 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: NIMBYs Are Wrong—New Housing is Good for NY’s Climate Goals

“Invoking environmental concerns to block construction is a classic page in the NIMBY playbook, but when suburbanites push back against dense, transit-oriented housing, they are not just hurting the people who…

ByBen Hitchcock 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Labor is Latest Sticking Point in Debate Over Bruckner Rezoning

The New York District Council of Carpenters issued a statement opposing the plan, saying they would not receive enough work on 349-unit project proposed for The Bronx. Their stance was…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Aug 2019

Uncategorized

Does Gentrification Mean More Garbage, in Bushwick and Beyond?

Activists in Bushwick think the increasing popularity of the area is leading to more litter.

ByJarrett Murphy 7Comments

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Jul 2019

Opinion

Opinion: To Save the Climate, NYC Neighborhoods Will Have to Accept Density

‘The climate emergency demands densification. The Left must put forward a vision for maximizing density as part of its commitment to social justice.’

ByJonathan Flothow 1Comment

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Apr 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Bushwick Awaits City’s Rezoning Proposal

Bushwick residents, elected officials and other stakeholders say they expect the city’s neighborhood rezoning plan—due out Tuesday—to differ from a community-generated vision released last year on the issues of density,…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

Long Island City is on the Verge of Transformation, Again