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‘Just as the pandemic has laid bare long-standing societal issues, not created them from thin air, the Special Flushing Waterfront Project is tied to a long legacy of corporate real-estate…

ByFiona Zhao 0Comments

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Aug 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Now More Than Ever, NYC Must Revamp its Housing Program

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the city to the brink of a housing crisis. It is time for the city to design housing policies that retain the people who are…

ByMaria Diaz Gonzalez 4Comments

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Jan 2020

Listen: Gentrification’s Winners, Losers and Questions

Three experts on neighborhood change discuss what the G word has meant for New York City, its neighborhoods and their people.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Opinion

Opinion: To Save the Climate, NYC Neighborhoods Will Have to Accept Density

‘The climate emergency demands densification. The Left must put forward a vision for maximizing density as part of its commitment to social justice.’

ByJonathan Flothow 1Comment

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May 2019

Government

The Displacement Dangers of the Trump-Democrat Infrastructure Deal

Infrastructure spending without redefining the public interest and taking steps to achieve it could miss a critical opportunity. And the short-term political impact, good or bad, could be the least…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Apr 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Which NYC Neighborhoods Face the Steepest Displacement Threat?

According to a new report, many of the neighborhoods that show signs of deep vulnerability are where a rezoning has occurred or is in the offing. Is new density the…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Apr 2019

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

New Federal Tax Program for Depressed Neighborhoods Stirs Hopes and Concerns

A lack of regulations, and a dearth of information about what impact earlier place-based tax programs had, has some New York advocates and experts worried that Opportunity Zones offer as…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Housing and Homelessness

One Year After the Rezoning, Has Jerome Avenue Changed?

The de Blasio administration says it has started to deliver on promises of housing help, street improvements and business assistance. Tenant groups and business advocates, however, say their worries remain.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Teens Need Universal Rent Control to Save Their Place in the City

‘With our lives before us, we are struggling to envision a future in the city in which we were born and raised.’

ByAngy Vasquez 2Comments

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Jan 2019

Opinion

CityViews: Mayor’s Progressive Moves Mean Little in a City Overrun by Developers

‘What good is two weeks off from work, when many of us are one paycheck away from devastation because rents are skyrocketing thanks to the mayor’s development agenda?’

ByDavid Tieu 1Comment

Opinion: Luxury Rezoning Will Displace Flushing Residents, and Our Politicians Know It

Opinion: Now More Than Ever, NYC Must Revamp its Housing Program

Listen: Gentrification’s Winners, Losers and Questions

Opinion: To Save the Climate, NYC Neighborhoods Will Have to Accept Density

The Displacement Dangers of the Trump-Democrat Infrastructure Deal

Which NYC Neighborhoods Face the Steepest Displacement Threat?

New Federal Tax Program for Depressed Neighborhoods Stirs Hopes and Concerns

One Year After the Rezoning, Has Jerome Avenue Changed?

Opinion: NYC’s Teens Need Universal Rent Control to Save Their Place in the City

CityViews: Mayor’s Progressive Moves Mean Little in a City Overrun by Developers

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