Industry City Archives

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There was more than COVID to the year of COVID: Housing construction, Industry City, access to welfare, resiliency planning, NYCHA and policing were among the big policy stories that shaped…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Is Not Anti-Business. But It’s Not a Pushover, Either

‘The narrative that New York is anti-business, triggered by the recent defeat of the Industry City proposal, is not only misleading, but simplistic.’

ByAdam Friedman 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Stop Echoing Industry City’s Bogus Math on Jobs

Industry City’s ‘Plan for 20,000 Jobs’ included jobs that already exist, jobs that it expected tenant companies to generate, and jobs that murky projections said would be spurred off site.

ByNorman Oder 3Comments

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Aug 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Asians in Sunset Park Call City Speaker To Support Industry City Rezoning

The project has been controversial from the beginning. But some think it would boost the local economy and create 20,000 jobs for residents.

ByJieen Yan for World Journal 0Comments

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Aug 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City Planning Commission Approves Controversial Industry City Rezoning Plan

The Commission voted 11 to 1 in favor of the factious rezoning application, which would expand the Sunset Park manufacturing and innovation hub by 1.46 million square feet.

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Aug 2020

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Industry City Tycoons are Exploiting Pandemic to Advance Rezoning

‘We agree that our community can benefit greatly from jobs and resources that prioritize local residents, regardless of their citizenship status. However, we will not rush into a plan simply…

ByBrian Garita 3Comments

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Aug 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Debate Over Contentious Industry City Rezoning Resumes, As Local Councilmember Opposes Plan

Carlos Menchaca, the council member whose district includes Industry City, said he would reject the application, setting off a debate over whether a single lawmaker should hold up a…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Oct 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Friction Over Sunset Park Proposal Reflects Deeper Worries About Industrial Land

A key sticking point in the debate over the proposal is the proposed new treatment of land that had been zoned for heavy industrial uses. That’s a concern in other…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

10 Stories from 2020 NYC Shouldn’t Forget

Opinion: NY Is Not Anti-Business. But It’s Not a Pushover, Either

Opinion: Stop Echoing Industry City’s Bogus Math on Jobs

Asians in Sunset Park Call City Speaker To Support Industry City Rezoning

City Planning Commission Approves Controversial Industry City Rezoning Plan

Opinion: Industry City Tycoons are Exploiting Pandemic to Advance Rezoning

Debate Over Contentious Industry City Rezoning Resumes, As Local Councilmember Opposes Plan

Friction Over Sunset Park Proposal Reflects Deeper Worries About Industrial Land

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