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Reluctant supporters say the 82-block upzoning proposal is flawed, but will nonetheless create thousands of below-market rate apartments. Others are demanding the plan includes funding for nearby NYCHA demands, while…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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May 2021

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness

Gowanus Rezoning Critics Highlight Impact of Climate on Future Flooding, As Public Review Moves Forward

With public review underway on the controversial land use application, plan opponents tapped a team of climate experts to poke holes in the city’s environmental assurances during a virtual meeting…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Apr 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Public Review Kicks Off for Gowanus Rezoning Following Lawsuit Delays

The city officially kicked off public review Monday for its much-debated proposal to rezone an 82-block swath of Gowanus, Brooklyn, a process that’s been delayed for months due to a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Mar 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Let’s Transform NYC’s Waterfront Street-Ends for Equitable Water Access

‘Places to enter and exit the harbor safely in canoes, kayaks, rafts, sailboats, and rowboats, to educate by interacting with the water—or just to touch the water—remain strangely scarce for…

ByCortney Koenig Worrall

ByRob Buchanan

ByBrad Vogel

ByLuis López

ByJacky Krogh 1Comment

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Feb 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Five Myths About the Gowanus Rezoning

‘The city, public officials, and developers have all built an increasingly fevered false sense of urgency that shows just how desperate they are to ram through the rezoning while the…

ByLinda La Violette, Penn Rodeen and Benjamin Shepard 5Comments

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

City Can Release Gowanus Rezoning Details, But Project Still on Hold: Court

A a state Supreme Court judge partially lifted a temporary restraining order related to the project Thursday, but the public review process is still on hold.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Gowanus Rezoning on Hold as Court Date Looms

A lawsuit has temporarily suspended the start of the land use review procedure for the controversial rezoning, which critics want halted until the city can resume in-person meetings once the…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Dec 2020

Uncategorized

City Says New Stormwater Rule Will Help Alleviate Sewage Overflow into Gowanus Canal

Sewer capacity is a vital concern for residents and stakeholders in Gowanus, where the city is proposing a neighborhood rezoning. The new rule helps but doesn’t go far enough, some…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Apr 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Council Can Foster Clean Water, Healthy Residents With Vote on Gowanus Tank

‘The City Council vote is the first of a series of land use decisions for the neighborhood and provides an opportunity to thoughtfully plan for the future of Gowanus.’

BySabine Aronowsky

ByMichael Higgins

ByAndrea Parker

BySue Wolfe 2Comments

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Jan 2018

Uncategorized

Audio: How to Stop Illicit Pipes & Illegal Dumping from Fouling NYC Waters

The city’s 600 miles of coastline and centuries of underground infrastructure are a lot to police for the murky problems of illicit sewage connections and illegal dumping. Here’s how New…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Three Gowanus Rezoning Viewpoints Take Stage at Marathon Public Hearing