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A coalition that has pushed for more affordable housing and local job protections says it was ‘deeply disappointed’ by a scoping document released last week.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Aug 2016

Investigations

Community Boards Face Questions Over Demographics

Even as borough presidents have been offering incremental changes, like the appointment of several teenage board members in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, several Council bills to reform term limits…

ByRoshan Abraham 1Comment

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Aug 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Do New York’s Community Boards Need Veto Power?

Recent citywide projects like the mayor’s affordable-housing plan have reignited long-standing critiques of community boards—about the value of their advisory votes and how effective they are at reflecting the will…

ByRoshan Abraham 1Comment

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Aug 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: The Enduring Farce of Historic Preservation in NYC

The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has the power to save valuable remnants of New York’s storied past. Yet it accepts the flimsiest arguments for tearing them down.

ByMichele Herman 0Comments

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Jul 2016

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Not a Pretty Picture: Art Exhibit Depicts NYC’s Mountainous Property-Tax Inequity

The disparities built into the city’s property tax system can be hard to fathom. So one architecture firm tried to tell the story in 3D.

ByGuglielmo Mattioli 1Comment

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Jul 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Fuzzy Plans for New Towers at Key Pacific Park Site

Developers of the area formerly known as Atlantic Yards have offered few specifics about their plans for Site 5, which could involve a soaring tower and residential space that might…

ByNorman Oder 1Comment

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Jul 2016

ARTS and CULTURE In Depth

After 5 Pointz: Street Art Thrives and Evolves in Uneasy Dance with Development

A developer’s move to close the famous graffiti site in 2013 didn’t kill the street-art scene. It did raise questions about the links and tensions between street art and gentrification.

ByChris Giblin 1Comment

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Jun 2016

In Depth Video

Video: Does Art Matter to a Community Under Threat?

East New York has long faced problems like poverty, disinvestment and crime. Now its worries concern gentrification and displacement. In a neighborhood confronting so many different risks, what role can…

ByMelissa Rose Cooper 1Comment

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Jun 2016

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Intense NYCHA Engagement Effort Could Soften Infill Opposition

The authority has held 40 meetings with residents at two developments targeted for the construction of new housing, talking out principles to guide each project. There are signs the effort…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jun 2016

Economy

Ideas for Handling L-Train Shutdown Range from Fun to Far-Out

Thinkers are dreaming up engineering solutions to ease the impact or cultural events to capitalize on it, while businesses eye ferries and bus service as potential gap-fillers. See images of…

ByRoshan Abraham 1Comment

Bronx Groups Unhappy with City’s Outline of Jerome Rezoning

Community Boards Face Questions Over Demographics

Do New York’s Community Boards Need Veto Power?

CityViews: The Enduring Farce of Historic Preservation in NYC

Not a Pretty Picture: Art Exhibit Depicts NYC’s Mountainous Property-Tax Inequity

Fuzzy Plans for New Towers at Key Pacific Park Site

After 5 Pointz: Street Art Thrives and Evolves in Uneasy Dance with Development

Video: Does Art Matter to a Community Under Threat?

Intense NYCHA Engagement Effort Could Soften Infill Opposition

Ideas for Handling L-Train Shutdown Range from Fun to Far-Out

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