Development
Residents Harbor Deep Misgivings About Mayor’s Plan to Save NYCHA
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A survey shows stiff opposition to plans for developing NYCHA land or converting buildings to private management.
Government
Queens Borough Presidency Candidates’ Positions on Development
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While the borough presidency is not as powerful as it once was when the BPs had votes on the seven-member board of estimate that effectively ran the city, it still does have an important advisory role on land-use policy.
Health and Environment
Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development
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An appeals court heard arguments over the annulled Inwood rezoning just days after activists sued over the approval process for the Flushing Waterfront plan.
Affordable Housing
What Will COVID-19 Mean for Housing Development in NYC?
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Affordable housing developers, tenant advocacy groups and real-estate operators are grappling with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
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.’
