Development
Residents Harbor Deep Misgivings About Mayor’s Plan to Save NYCHA
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
Sadef Ali Kully |
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?
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
Kristen Hackett and Jenny Dubnau |
‘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
Sadef Ali Kully |
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
Amir Khafagy |
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
Sadef Ali Kully |
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’
Shelby Welinder |
‘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: 11 Reasons Why De Blasio’s $11 Billion Jails Plan Will Fail
Ngozi Alston, Marlene Nava Ramos and Brittany Williams |
“Roughly eighteen months ago I was released from state prison after serving nearly forty years throughout the state of New York. Contrary to what you may have heard today, there are no good prisons. Jails, prisons, and correctional facilities are cruel, inhumane, and oppressive places.” —Jose Saldana (Director, Release Aging People in Prison) Mayor […]
