alternative plan
Ahead of Rezoning Hearing, Inwood Groups Release Merged Platform
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Read the alternative neighborhood plan crafted by a variety of Inwood stakeholders.
Read the alternative neighborhood plan crafted by a variety of Inwood stakeholders.
Join us for a walk through the five areas of Inwood targeted for a rezoning under the mayor’s plan.
‘Inwood NYC will only exacerbate the existing displacement of Northern Manhattan’s working-class immigrant community. ‘
‘Creo firmemente que es crucial que les demos prioridad a los espacios abiertos a la ribera del río y a estructuras relacionadas a la vez que creamos vivienda asequible.’
‘Inwood NYC solo exacerbará el actual desplazamiento de la comunidad inmigrante trabajadora del Alto Manhattan. ‘
‘I strongly believe that it’s critical that we prioritize waterfront open space and related infrastructure while creating affordable housing.’
Technically, the proposed rezoning of this northern Manhattan neighborhood is about redrawing lines on a map. Here’s what that map looks like, today, on the ground.
The administration says it’s providing additional services to support small businesses, but Inwood businesses argue the current rezoning proposal would trigger displacement.
The proposed Inwood rezoning has officially entered the seven-month public review process known as the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) through which a rezoning is approved or disapproved. Read our free newsletter about the proposal and the review process, in English and Spanish.
On Tuesday, Mayor de Blasio’s fifth neighborhood rezoning entered the seven-month process through which a rezoning can be approved—but not without strong pushback from neighborhood groups in Inwood.