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Rents and purchase prices are rising in the area. Evidence is mixed whether that’s because of the rezoning or the very market pressures the mayor says necessitate the zoning change.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Mar 2016

Economy

Small Businesses are Also Worried About the East New York Rezoning

Rising commercial rents could threaten independent stores in the neighborhood. The de Blasio administration is studying the commercial landscape and developing a plan.

ByAnnamarya Scaccia 1Comment

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Council Sees 5 Sticking Points on De Blasio Rezoning Plan

Legislators’ concerns over the plan to rezone East New York mirror their worries about the mayor’s citywide proposals. A deal seems likely. Its exact shape remains anybody’s guess.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Hailed or Hated, East New York Rezoning Plan Takes Crucial Step

The 12-1 vote by the City Planning Commission reflected all the contours of the larger debate over the de Blasio housing plan: Some lauded the city’s efforts to serve low-income…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Max & Murphy on Housing:
De Blasio’s Housing Push is About to Get Local

Two men. One microphone. And a little housing-policy magic.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews:
For East New York’s Housing Crunch, Supply is not the Solution

“Simply put, inviting significantly more building in low-income communities without guarantees that most or all of the new housing will be affordable to current residents may increase, not reduce, the…

ByAna Aguirre, Bishop David Benke, Michelle Neugebauer and Robert Santiago 2Comments

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Jan 2016

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Housing Chief Rebuts Critics of East N.Y. Plan

Testifying about a controversial rezoning proposal, the HPD commissioner rejected the idea that city-subsidized apartments would charge rents out of step with prevailing rents or average incomes in the Brooklyn…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Nov 2015

Housing and Homelessness

How are NYC’s Community Boards Reacting to de Blasio’s Housing Proposals?

Unfounded fears, legitimate doubts and ambitious alternatives have greeted the mayor’s two proposals to change zoning rules to permit greater housing density and require affordable housing.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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Sep 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing

The administration’s proposal also affects industrial space, parks, schools and transit. The city and critics often disagree on where there’ll be problems, and if so, how to solve them.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

The mayor’s housing and rezoning plan could trigger tenant harassment and displacement, so the city is funding teams of tenant specialists to assist renters in affected areas. Some local advocates…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

Some Suspect East New York Rezoning has Triggered Speculation

Small Businesses are Also Worried About the East New York Rezoning

Council Sees 5 Sticking Points on De Blasio Rezoning Plan

Hailed or Hated, East New York Rezoning Plan Takes Crucial Step

Max & Murphy on Housing:
De Blasio’s Housing Push is About to Get Local

CityViews:
For East New York’s Housing Crunch, Supply is not the Solution

De Blasio Housing Chief Rebuts Critics of East N.Y. Plan

How are NYC’s Community Boards Reacting to de Blasio’s Housing Proposals?

Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

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