land use Archives - Page 2 of 8

13

Chris Janaro, a Navy veteran and master’s candidate graduating soon from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, will join the nonprofit newsroom in January as a reporter…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

08

Feb 2023

City Limits Announces Two Additions to its Reporting Staff

The nonprofit newsroom expands staff to support its in-depth reporting on New York City housing issues, and launches a new beat focused exclusively on NYCHA.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

21

Nov 2022

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Won Greenlights 3,200-Unit Astoria Development, Paving Way for Council Approval

The latest version of the Innovation Qns plan features 1,436 income-restricted apartments, around 45 percent of the total. “We have set a new precedent for building affordable housing on private…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

21

Nov 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Building in Bushwick? Councilmember Lays Out Priorities for Rezonings

In a document issued Monday, Councilmember Jennifer Gutiérrez laid out her priorities for any new development that requires changes to the zoning code in one of the city’s most intense…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

24

Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

New potential funding mechanisms—including a measure that New Yorkers will see on the ballot this November—may provide an opportunity for homeowners in areas of high flood risk to sell their…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

06

Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bruckner Rezoning Poised to Pass After Councilmember’s Change of Heart

The Council’s Land Use Committee voted 10-0 to approve a residential rezoning along a strip of Bruckner Boulevard in Throggs Neck after Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez said she backed the plan,…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

28

Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 29-Oct. 6

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

22

Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

City Watch: Planning Chief Dan Garodnick Talks Local Resistance to New Housing

“If everything…is just a question of ‘Does the local community support or not support it,’ the answer will almost, inevitably, always be ‘no,’ so it can’t just be that, it…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

22

Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: West Park Presbyterian and Rethinking Our Relationship with Landmarking

“It should be abundantly clear that the stamp of a landmark designation alone does not keep a building standing. If financial viability and structural integrity are in question, landmarking should…

ByAustin Celestin 10Comments

19

Aug 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development Politics

‘Innovation QNS’ Plan to Upzone Industrial Astoria on Life Support

The question soon facing the City Council—and in particular, local member Julie Won—is how much affordable housing is enough to replace the Queens industrial scene with a complex three times…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

City Limits to Host Newmark Veterans in Journalism Fellow in 2024

City Limits Announces Two Additions to its Reporting Staff

Won Greenlights 3,200-Unit Astoria Development, Paving Way for Council Approval

Building in Bushwick? Councilmember Lays Out Priorities for Rezonings

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

Bruckner Rezoning Poised to Pass After Councilmember’s Change of Heart

NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 29-Oct. 6

City Watch: Planning Chief Dan Garodnick Talks Local Resistance to New Housing

Opinion: West Park Presbyterian and Rethinking Our Relationship with Landmarking

‘Innovation QNS’ Plan to Upzone Industrial Astoria on Life Support

Newsletter

Newsletter

To better help City Limits know and serve our community, please select all that apply: