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May 2024

Building in Brooklyn Council District 35? Here’s What the Rep—And Community Members—Want in New Development

Councilmember Crystal Hudson’s development framework details criteria that projects in her district should meet if they need city approval for zoning changes. “We can all contribute to the housing crisis…

ByChris Janaro 6Comments

16

Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Give a Little to Get a Lot More Affordable Housing

“A housing package that protects tenants, builds affordable housing, and creates good jobs is possible, but bad actors in the real estate industry would rather hold my members and all…

ByJoseph Geiger 0Comments

25

Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York Lawmakers Need to Consider 421-a Replacement

“421-a or any alternative’s inclusion in our toolbox to tackle the housing crisis is by no means a silver bullet, but its absence has already and will continue to hamstring…

ByAustin Celestin 0Comments

19

Aug 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development Politics

‘Innovation QNS’ Plan to Upzone Industrial Astoria on Life Support

The question soon facing the City Council—and in particular, local member Julie Won—is how much affordable housing is enough to replace the Queens industrial scene with a complex three times…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

18

Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

What Ever Happened to CBAs? The Rise and Fall of ‘Community Benefits Agreements’ in NYC

Once a seemingly promising structure to ensure that real estate groups don’t run roughshod over local neighborhoods in development deals—and still a common practice in other cities—CBAs are now disdained…

ByNeil deMause 3Comments

06

Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

Hochul Takes on 421-a. Will It Be a Rebrand of the Existing Developer Tax Break?

In her State of the State plan, the governor pitched “a different kind of abatement program” to replace 421-a, which critics see as a developer-friendly policy that siphons nearly $2…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

17

Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Manhattan Borough President Candidates—Mostly—Shun Developer Cash

Borough presidents have few real powers, but they do have a role in rezonings and development because they make advisory recommendations as part of the land use review.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Tackling Vacancy is Key to Saving NYC’s Small Business

‘The city must adopt a penalty on commercial vacancies to hold unscrupulous landlords accountable … and discourage further displacement of neighborhood small businesses.’

ByArmando Moritz-Chapelliquen 4Comments

06

Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Which Councilmembers and Candidates in Nabes Targeted for Rezoning Take the Most Real-Estate Donations?

We used two different methods to assess which councilmembers, particularly those in neighborhoods considering a rezoning, have accepted donations from the real-estate industry.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

08

Jun 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Public Advocate Pushes for More Leniency in Housing Lottery

Though the De Blasio administration has taken steps to reduce barriers to the affordable housing lottery, a report by the public advocate argues that reforms must go farther.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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