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The de Blasio administration embraced a key demand of community stakeholders: that parts of the area be rezoned to protect the current context. But worries remains about what’s planned for…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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May 2017

Housing and Homelessness

More Than Two Sides to Talk About Potential Rezoning in East Harlem

Supporters of the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan say their rezoning proposal is not just better than the city’s, but also superior to the option of not rezoning at all.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Mar 2017

Uncategorized

Tools for Tenants Ahead of Bushwick Rezoning

Displacement is a threat whether the zoning changes or not, officials say.

ByAnnalisa Ramnarain 1Comment

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Gowanus Groups Unite to Highlight Hopes and Fears Around Proposed Rezoning

Previous zoning changes in the Gowanus area have triggered significant social change, the groups say, but the transformation has driven out all low-income people of color—making them vulnerable to a…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness Video

Video: Rezonings and Gentrification in East New York and Beyond

Some wonder if rezonings cause the very rent hikes, evictions and neighborhood change the mayor says he’s trying to prevent. What does the evidence say?

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Mar 2017

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Council, Advocates Brainstorm Ways to Protect Auto Industry

Bronx Councilmember Vanessa Gibson introduced a bill to protect auto shops from bad leases, a measure that could be useful in the event of a rezoning.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Feb 2017

ARTS and CULTURE In Depth Video

Gentrification and Homelessness: A One-Man Drama

In a span of three weeks, Kilusan Bautista experienced the fear and rejection of being evicted, living on the street and being denied for new places to live. From that…

ByMelissa Rose Cooper 1Comment

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness

How Other Cities are Fighting the Displacement so Many in NYC Fear

From Boston to Portland and in places like Vancouver and Sydney, local governments are taking aggressive steps to prevent development that uproots people of limited means.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Dec 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Call for Halt to Aggressive Real-Estate Tactics in East New York

Elected officials and community groups—some of whom blame the recent rezoning for what they say is an uptick in harassment of homeowners and renters—want the area declared a ‘cease and…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 4Comments

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Dec 2016

Climate and Environment

CityViews: Gowanus Rezoning Must Defend Against Displacement as Well as Climate Change

‘Any re-zoning that labels itself environmentally ‘resilient’ or ‘sustainable,’ while failing to protect the residents and businesses who built this neighborhood from the concurrent crises of displacement and environmental racism,…

ByDave Powell

ByEd Tyre

ByAlyssa Aguilera

ByJeremy Saunders 0Comments