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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…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development

An appeals court heard arguments over the annulled Inwood rezoning just days after activists sued over the approval process for the Flushing Waterfront plan.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Apr 2020

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

What Will COVID-19 Mean for Housing Development in NYC?

Affordable housing developers, tenant advocacy groups and real-estate operators are grappling with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the economy.

BySadef Ali Kully 6Comments

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Mar 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Sits on a Deck of Myths

‘Decking over the180 acres of these rail yards isn’t the answer to the challenges facing Queens residents.’

ByKristen Hackett

ByJenny Dubnau 4Comments

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Mar 2020

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Immediate Steps Seen for Sunnyside Development Plan

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…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Feb 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Interim Borough President Set to Advise On Controversial Flushing Creek Rezoning

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…

ByAmir Khafagy 2Comments

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Nov 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Public Health is Task Force Focus in Wake of Jerome Avenue Rezoning

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…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Nov 2019

Opinion

Opinion: City Has Gone from Allowing ‘Poor Doors’ to Permitting ‘Poor Buildings’

‘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…

ByShelby Welinder 12Comments

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: 11 Reasons Why De Blasio’s $11 Billion Jails Plan Will Fail

“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,…

ByNgozi Alston

ByMarlene Nava Ramos

ByBrittany Williams 2Comments

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Poses Risks to Local Community

‘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…

ByAndy Gaspar

ByDerek Dillon 1Comment

Queens Borough Presidency Candidates’ Positions on Development

Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development

What Will COVID-19 Mean for Housing Development in NYC?

Opinion: Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Sits on a Deck of Myths

Immediate Steps Seen for Sunnyside Development Plan

Interim Borough President Set to Advise On Controversial Flushing Creek Rezoning

Public Health is Task Force Focus in Wake of Jerome Avenue Rezoning

Opinion: City Has Gone from Allowing ‘Poor Doors’ to Permitting ‘Poor Buildings’

Opinion: 11 Reasons Why De Blasio’s $11 Billion Jails Plan Will Fail

Opinion: Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Poses Risks to Local Community

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