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‘It’s an exercise in dreaming big,’ Carl Rodrigues, a senior policy adviser to Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, told attendees.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Oct 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Protest Ahead of Hearing on Proposed Two Bridges Skyscrapers

Opposition to the towers is vocal, and the oppositions’ strategies are varied: Some want to force a land-use review via legislation, while others are threatening a lawsuit.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Oct 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

What’s Next for Majora Carter’s ‘Self-Gentrification’ Hub in the South Bronx?

The activist turned developer pitched a community land trust based not around collective ownership of affordable housing but private owners with deep roots in gentrifying areas. Not everyone loved the…

BySadef Ali Kully 4Comments

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Sep 2018

Opinion Video

CityViews on Camera: Upstate Cities Need Attention During Campaign ’18

City Limits invited readers to go on camera and explain why the most important issue to them in this election year should matter to us, too. Ocesa Keaton of Syracuse…

ByOcesa Keaton

ByMarc Bussanich 0Comments

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Sep 2018

Housing and Homelessness

With Broad Rezoning Moving Slowly, LIC Developers are Pushing for Their Own Changes

According to residents, developers are not waiting for the city’s study or the possible city-sponsored rezoning and are avoiding the community by going through spot rezonings.

BySadef Ali Kully 4Comments

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Aug 2018

Opinion

CityViews: The Lessons We Learned From Saving Parkchester

‘Parkchester’s rebirth reflects the best of New York and stands as a lesson for communities throughout the country seeking to preserve and enlarge their stock of affordable housing.’

ByMichael Lappin 8Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

A Toolkit to Fight Displacement in NYC Neighborhoods, Other U.S. Cities

Advocates from Buffalo to Brownsville and the LES to LA are voicing concerns about displacement. One local group has compiled a menu of policies to fight it.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Bushwick Plan’s Unveiling Nears Amid Tension Over Possible Rezoning

Two Councilmembers invited neighborhood stakeholders to draft a rezoning plan. But it could encounter the same misgivings that top-down plans have faced.

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Disney’s Move Shows Public-Private Partnerships Work, Especially in Hudson Square

‘While Disney’s move to Hudson Square was major news, it was also a reminder of the power of partnership and investment in an area with real potential.’

ByEllen Baer 0Comments

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Jul 2018

Housing and Homelessness