CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Sits on a Deck of Myths
Kristen Hackett and Jenny Dubnau |
‘Decking over the180 acres of these rail yards isn’t the answer to the challenges facing Queens residents.’
Mapping the Future
Immediate Steps Seen for Sunnyside Development Plan
Sadef Ali Kully |
The de Blasio administration’s vision will take decades to realize. But in the near term, a subway station must be funded and a nonprofit steering entity created, amid deep concerns from some local advocates.
Bronx
NYC to Get New Hub for Locally Grown Food
Harry DiPrinzio |
The new Bronx distribution facility for regional food will boost supply and potentially lower price, backers say.
amazon
In Amazon’s Wake, Huge Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Takes Shape
Shannon Ayala |
Not far from the site where Amazon would have established its New York HQ2, city planners and community members have been talking—thoughtfully, by most accounts—about a development project that could span decades and reshape western Queens.
Development
Can Downtown Far Rockaway Model Development Without Displacement?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Six months after the passage of the Downtown Far Rockaway rezoning, long-dormant real-estate forces are rapidly cranking up.
community board
On Inwood Rezoning, Community Board Committee Adopts Many Residents’ Demands
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Manhattan Community Board 12’s executive committee passed a resolution calling for changes to the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Ahead of Push for Rezoning’s Approval, City Offers New Details on Investments for Inwood
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The de Blasio administration’s fifth proposed rezoning will likely enter public review next week.
campaign
At Heated Inwood Debate, Rezoning Is Central Contention
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez defended, and his challengers critiqued, the Councilman’s rezoning and library redevelopment plans.
126th Street Bus Depot
In East Harlem, Another Milestone for the African Burial Ground Project
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The City Planning Commission approved the city’s proposal to redevelop a bus depot on 126th Street into a memorial and mixed-use housing complex.
Economic development corporation
City Presents Comprehensive Rezoning Framework for Inwood
Jarrett Murphy |
While Economic Development Corporation officials said their plan reflects the feedback of the community, residents appeared largely to disagree.
