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Community groups and elected officials hoping to stop four high-rises planned for Two Bridges have taken the city to court. Win or lose there, they are also pursuing elements of…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Jul 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Avoid Another Amazon by Learning from Essex Crossing

‘Treating the Amazon HQ2 project as a proxy for all new development was an error in judgement.’

ByFelix Ciampa 2Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing Update: New Worries About Children in Lead-Tainted Apartments

The housing headlines you missed this week

ByHarry DiPrinzio 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

In Amazon’s Wake, Huge Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Takes Shape

Not far from the site where Amazon would have established its New York HQ2, city planners and community members have been talking—thoughtfully, by most accounts—about a development project that could…

ByShannon Ayala 2Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

One Bushwick, Two Visions: How Local Leaders’ Rezoning Proposal and the City’s Plan Match Up

There are some similarities between the community and city rezoning proposals but the differences are important to Bushwick community members who say they have waited for decades for serious public…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2019

In Depth Investigations Opinion

The Disappearing 3-Bedroom: Larger Families Have Few Affordable Options in NYC

The housing market is shedding three-bedroom units, and the mayor’s affordable-housing plan is producing few of them, leaving larger families in cramped quarters.

ByRachel Rippetoe 20Comments

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Jul 2019

Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Regulating Development is the City Council’s Job. Let Them Do It.

‘Last winter another agency, the New York City Department of City Planning deliberately circumvented the Council’s oversight when it told the City Planning Commission that it had to approve four…

ByMarc Richardson 1Comment

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Jun 2019

Opinion

Opinion: To Combat Gentrification, NYC Needs Simpler & Speedier Policies

‘To compete in this environment, the city must offer an attractive affordable housing alternative, define the neighborhoods where it is available, and implement individual deals on a timely fashion.’

ByMichael Lappin 4Comments

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Should NYC Evaluate its Housing Policies for Their Racial Impact?

Amid deep concerns about the way city housing policies impact different racial groups—and the lack of attention during the official planning process to those effects—some advocates and elected officials are…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Jun 2019

Climate and Environment