“The State Environmental Quality Review Act, or SEQRA, was created in 1975 to ensure that growth did not come at the expense of our environment. That mission remains essential. But…
“New York City, long positioned at the forefront of housing innovation, is falling behind,” the author writes. “The most effective innovations happen when residents are treated as partners with authority and…
“The Vision Plan is not perfect, but it is clear and concise. It is a 15-year, three-phase framework that sets enforceable commitments around housing, climate resilience, transportation, and social services,…
“Racial impact studies don’t block or delay rezonings. They simply pull together data that’s already publicly available,” the authors write. “What the backlash reveals is how uncomfortable some developers are with giving…
“New York City needs to show it can build housing that isn’t prohibitively expensive and comes in without years of delay. EDC can help get it done at the Brooklyn…
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams slated two days of public meetings, for Oct. 21 and 22, where lawmakers will probe the Adams administration’s zoning reform package. She also announced the Council’s…
City Limits’ Executive Editor Jeanmarie Evelly recently sat down with Vicki Been, former deputy mayor of housing under Mayor Bill de Blasio, for a conversation about the role of community engagement…
Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including…
“It is always worth exploring developments on other sites. However, they should be additional sites for housing, not alternatives, and support for additional developments should not be contingent on the…
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed legislative budget for the new year includes another attempt at replacing the expired 421-a developer tax break. But she’s left lawmakers, construction unions and developers to…