CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Sits on a Deck of Myths
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‘Decking over the180 acres of these rail yards isn’t the answer to the challenges facing Queens residents.’
Mapping the Future
Immediate Steps Seen for Sunnyside Development Plan
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The de Blasio administration’s vision will take decades to realize. But in the near term, a subway station must be funded and a nonprofit steering entity created, amid deep concerns from some local advocates.
Development
Interim Borough President Set to Advise On Controversial Flushing Creek Rezoning
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Other than the fact that there’s been no environmental impact statement and an unelected official will provide the borough-wide recommendation on it, everything about the Flushing Creek plan is perfectly normal.
Bronx
Public Health is Task Force Focus in Wake of Jerome Avenue Rezoning
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The Jerome Avenue rezoning deal included the formation of a task force on local health issues. The public has been identifying its top concerns, some of which relate to the very development the rezoning is bringing.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: City Has Gone from Allowing ‘Poor Doors’ to Permitting ‘Poor Buildings’
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‘Despite Mayor de Blasio banning the notion of ‘poor doors’ in New York City, developers continue to find new and creative ways of discriminating against low-income residents when it comes to affordable housing.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Poses Risks to Local Community
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‘Over the next 10 years, those of us who live in Lenox Hill and nearby neighborhoods can expect constant waves of debris and pollutants to be unleashed by this gargantuan construction project.’
Homepage Featured
Friction Over Sunset Park Proposal Reflects Deeper Worries About Industrial Land
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A key sticking point in the debate over the proposal is the proposed new treatment of land that had been zoned for heavy industrial uses. That’s a concern in other development hubs around the city as well.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Brief Window for Comment on Wetlands Impact of Staten Island Project
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Wetlands are a critical environmental resource as climate change causes rising sea levels and more intense coastal storms.
Brooklyn
Does Gentrification Mean More Garbage, in Bushwick and Beyond?
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Activists in Bushwick think the increasing popularity of the area is leading to more litter.