Brooklyn
New York City’s Biggest ‘Food Swamps’
Lea Ceasrine |
Scientists used to think ‘food deserts’ were linked to severe health risks, like obesity. But it turned out the existence of food swamps more accurately predicts obesity rates.
East New York
UrbaNerd: East New York Tells its Own Story
Jarrett Murphy |
An oral history project captures all the nuance and depth of a neighborhood that briefly moved in and then out of the media spotlight during the run up to its 2016 rezoning.
Borough President Eric Adams
East New Yorkers Set Forth Visions for Transit Hub Redevelopment
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Residents want to ensure the development around Broadway Junction results in good jobs and amenities for local residents without exacerbating displacement.
Affordable Housing
Worries About Whether City is Keeping Tabs on Development in East New York
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The city says it’s committed to maximizing the creation of affordable housing in East New York, but local advocates wonder whether its efforts are sufficient.
Bay Street
A New Year’s Update on the de Blasio Rezonings
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
We start 2018 with three rezonings approved and many more in the pipeline at various stages.
Brooklyn
Displaced to Where? New Report Shows Moving Patterns of Some East New York Homeowners
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Center for NYC Neighborhoods looked at factors increasing the vulnerability of East New York homeowners to displacement—and tracked where they go if they lose their homes.
District Data: Dynastic District 42 Votes After Big Rezoning Next Door
Jarrett Murphy |
Inez Barron and her husband switched seats in the city and state legislatures ahead of the de Blasio administration’s push to engineer its first neighborhood-wide rezoning in East New York.
affordable
Investors Move Quietly in East New York Amid de Blasio’s Housing Construction
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
As the city predicted when the area was rezoned, most building going on now is for rent-regulated or ‘affordable housing.’ But there are signs that private movers and shakers are starting to shake and move.
Brooklyn
City Takes First Step to Transform East New York Transit Hub
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Long-neglected Broadway Junction may finally get a makeover, but many details of the potential revitalization remain undetermined.
Brooklyn
Stand-Up Desk: Rafael Espinal Discusses the Lessons of East New York’s Rezoning
Jarrett Murphy |
The Brooklyn Democrat says it’s ‘too early to say’ that the 2016 rezoning has improved life for low- and moderate-income East New Yorkers but believes the city’s investments will make a difference.
