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‘Building supertall finger buildings that allow high sales prices based on the views they let inhabitants own hurts neighborhoods by blocking light and air from other buildings and public streets.’

ByDaisy Echevarria

ByPaula Z. Segal 0Comments

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Oct 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Nuanced Concerns at Workshop Ahead of Possible Southern Boulevard Rezoning

Even people making close to six digits are concerned about losing affordable apartments. And some worried about jobs as much as housing.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Oct 2018

Uncategorized

Be Part of Our Imaginary Gubernatorial Debate

The candidates for governor might never have a debate. But that won’t stop readers from telling us the questions they want to hear answered.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

What’s Next for Majora Carter’s ‘Self-Gentrification’ Hub in the South Bronx?

The activist turned developer pitched a community land trust based not around collective ownership of affordable housing but private owners with deep roots in gentrifying areas. Not everyone loved the…

BySadef Ali Kully 4Comments

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Oct 2018

Opinion

CityViews: De Blasio has no Comprehensive Plan to Rehouse the Homeless

‘Out of the 300,000 units of affordable housing in his plan, the mayor has committed only 15,000 units—five percent—for the homeless.’

ByPaulette Soltani 6Comments

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Sep 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Bushwick Community Plan Calls for Changes in Zoning—and in the Process

The plan calls for the environmental review to include ‘alternate methods for predicting secondary displacement.’

BySadef Ali Kully 7Comments

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Sep 2018

Opinion

CityViews: De Blasio Can Fulfill his Progressive Promise by Retooling his Housing Plan

‘In many of the nation’s big cities, hunger and homelessness remain rampant. But given that Mayor de Blasio is enacting so many progressive policies to combat poverty, why are these…

ByJoel Berg

ByGiselle Routhier 1Comment

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Sep 2018

Government Housing and Homelessness

Rent-Regulation Dominates Cuomo and Nixon’s Competing Housing Policies

Vacancy decontrol, vacancy bonuses, preferential rents: Where do they stand?

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Brownsville Plan Gains Momentum, Sparks Hope and Anxiety

The one-year-old Brownsville Plan includes no rezoning and long-sought community resources, but many residents still have concerns about gentrification and the details of implementation.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Aug 2018

Opinion

CityViews: The Lessons We Learned From Saving Parkchester

‘Parkchester’s rebirth reflects the best of New York and stands as a lesson for communities throughout the country seeking to preserve and enlarge their stock of affordable housing.’

ByMichael Lappin 8Comments

CityViews: Proposed Mega Towers an Affront to Lower East Side Residents

Nuanced Concerns at Workshop Ahead of Possible Southern Boulevard Rezoning

Be Part of Our Imaginary Gubernatorial Debate

What’s Next for Majora Carter’s ‘Self-Gentrification’ Hub in the South Bronx?

CityViews: De Blasio has no Comprehensive Plan to Rehouse the Homeless

Bushwick Community Plan Calls for Changes in Zoning—and in the Process

CityViews: De Blasio Can Fulfill his Progressive Promise by Retooling his Housing Plan

Rent-Regulation Dominates Cuomo and Nixon’s Competing Housing Policies

Brownsville Plan Gains Momentum, Sparks Hope and Anxiety

CityViews: The Lessons We Learned From Saving Parkchester

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