Changes to the Gowanus Canal, part of a major cleanup project in the notoriously polluted waterway, are resulting in loss of mussel habitat. But community intervention could increase the Atlantic…
“This tension illustrates the challenge of linking environmental restoration with housing policy: without careful calibration, initiatives meant to expand opportunity can unintentionally contribute to exclusion.”
A look back at key moments in our newsroom’s coverage this year: the reopening of NYCHA’s Section 8 waitlist for the first time in 15 years, a solar eclipse, ‘good…
Nearly two years after the Gowanus rezoning’s passage, signs of change are all around: demolition projects and new builds are transforming the neighborhood. According to the Department of City Planning,…
“Gowanus is a critical example, but there are other mixed-income projects with much needed affordable housing comprising thousands more apartments across the city—many in high opportunity communities, and all of…
A dedicated task force and newly selected facilitator will be empowered to hold the city and private developers accountable to more than 50 “points of agreement” drafted to secure final…
“This is the biggest rezoning this administration has done over our eight years,” the mayor said ahead of Tuesday’s vote on the plan, which will upzone an 82-block swath of…
Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin had both previously expressed support for the plan, but said their ultimate approval depended on the city committing to repairs at the Gowanus and…
The CPC voted 9-0 in favor of the proposal, which would pave the way for roughly 8,200 new apartments by 2035. The plan will now head to the City Council…