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‘In a city the size of New York, with its many religious structures, the Commission must be very selective in choosing examples of this building type for designation as individual…

ByXavier Means 8Comments

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Apr 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

On the Edge of the Lagos Lagoon, Settlement Residents Defend Their Stake in a City

Redevelopment plans in Nigeria’s largest city have targeted informal waterfront settlements where tens of thousands of people have lived for decades. The first story in a series about displacement and…

ByLinus Unah 0Comments

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Apr 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Bid to Change City’s Scaffolding Law Stirs Old Debate

Store-owners say sidewalk sheds are killing their businesses, especially when the wooden barriers stay up for years. But critics say a Council bill to impose time limits will raise costs…

ByGerard Flynn 2Comments

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Apr 2018

Housing and Homelessness Video

Video: Key Hearing on Proposed Inwood Rezoning

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer held a hearing April 10 on the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning in Inwood, a key step in the land-use approval process. Watch the video!

ByCity Limits 2Comments

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Mar 2018

Opinion

CityViews: When Developers Threaten Bad ‘As of Right’ Projects, Rezoning Becomes Ransom

‘At worst, the developer’s pitch had all the elegance of a ransom note during a hostage-taking: Give us what we want … or we’ll do something you want even less.’

BySamuel Stein 5Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Can Downtown Far Rockaway Model Development Without Displacement?

Six months after the passage of the Downtown Far Rockaway rezoning, long-dormant real-estate forces are rapidly cranking up.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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Mar 2018

Opinion

CityViews: New Data Makes Clear That NYC Needs Even More Affordable Housing

The latest data shows that the city has accomplished much already – but that more needs to be done to ensure that everyone who wishes to call our great city…

ByJolie Milstein 1Comment

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness

4 Months After Rezoning, East Harlem Stakeholders Remain Vigilant

Some advocates are now focused on the plan’s implementation, some on making it better and others on suing the city.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness

On Inwood Rezoning, Community Board Committee Adopts Many Residents’ Demands

Manhattan Community Board 12’s executive committee passed a resolution calling for changes to the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Bronx Coalition on Jerome Ave Rezoning Deal: ‘Unacceptable’

A coalition of Bronx stakeholders say the rezoning and investment package passed by the City Council Land Use Committee still fails to address many of their concerns.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

City Rejects Bid to Landmark Century-Old Flatbush Church Slated for Demolition

On the Edge of the Lagos Lagoon, Settlement Residents Defend Their Stake in a City

Bid to Change City’s Scaffolding Law Stirs Old Debate

Video: Key Hearing on Proposed Inwood Rezoning

CityViews: When Developers Threaten Bad ‘As of Right’ Projects, Rezoning Becomes Ransom

Can Downtown Far Rockaway Model Development Without Displacement?

CityViews: New Data Makes Clear That NYC Needs Even More Affordable Housing

4 Months After Rezoning, East Harlem Stakeholders Remain Vigilant

On Inwood Rezoning, Community Board Committee Adopts Many Residents’ Demands

Bronx Coalition on Jerome Ave Rezoning Deal: ‘Unacceptable’

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