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Our elected leaders can bring about meaningful improvement in the economies of particular places through policies that address what we’ve learned from the shortcomings of the Opportunity Zone incentive and…

ByEdward De Barbieri 1Comment

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: To Protect Chinatown and the LES, Pass the Two Bridges Community Plan

“It’s easy to cast all opposition to developments as NIMBY, but this ignores crucial racial and economic differences between neighborhoods and disparities in who has the power to decide the…

ByChris Walters 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

“The governor’s bill maintains many of the core aspects of 421-a that have been vital to our city’s economic success and is a positive first step.”

ByBrett Gottlieb 2Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

What Ever Happened to CBAs? The Rise and Fall of ‘Community Benefits Agreements’ in NYC

Once a seemingly promising structure to ensure that real estate groups don’t run roughshod over local neighborhoods in development deals—and still a common practice in other cities—CBAs are now disdained…

ByNeil deMause 3Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

Hochul Takes on 421-a. Will It Be a Rebrand of the Existing Developer Tax Break?

In her State of the State plan, the governor pitched “a different kind of abatement program” to replace 421-a, which critics see as a developer-friendly policy that siphons nearly $2…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Brooklyn Developer’s Rezoning Proposal Would Add 400-Foot Towers to Broadway Junction

The project would create about 664 housing units, two commercial towers and a new park in place of vehicle lots and low-rise buildings in an area that city officials have…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Oct 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Striking a ‘Grand Bargain’ to Rebuild Trust in NYC Affordable Housing

‘We are seeing a rampant level of opposition to every suggestion of new housing going back to before the COVID-19 pandemic. If we are going to address the housing shortage…

ByRafael E. Cestero 4Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: In NYC Land Use Debates, YIMBYs and NIMBYs Can Find Common Ground

‘Our city has long suffered from a lack of housing and mistrust from our elected officials. But by reaching out to people who disagree and remain circumspect of city proposals,…

ByDenny Salas 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space

The need for new housing, especially affordable, in these high-opportunity neighborhoods is much more acute than the need for more commercial space.

ByCasey Berkovitz 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC2036? How the 2012 Olympics Bid Reshaped New York City

A look at how New York’s failed efforts to host the world’s biggest sporting event succeeded in reshaping huge swaths of the city, from Hunters Point to Citi Field. …

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

Opinion: Why We Need Better Place-Based Economic Development Policies

Opinion: To Protect Chinatown and the LES, Pass the Two Bridges Community Plan

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

Hochul Takes on 421-a. Will It Be a Rebrand of the Existing Developer Tax Break?

Brooklyn Developer’s Rezoning Proposal Would Add 400-Foot Towers to Broadway Junction

Opinion: Striking a ‘Grand Bargain’ to Rebuild Trust in NYC Affordable Housing

Opinion: In NYC Land Use Debates, YIMBYs and NIMBYs Can Find Common Ground

Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space

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