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“What’s really on the line here isn’t paperwork—it’s power. Without member deference, decisions about what gets built and where shift away from accountable elected leaders and into the hands of…

ByPaul Capurso 0Comments

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May 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Here’s Where Affordable Housing Was Built Last Year—& Where It Wasn’t

In 2024, City Councilmember Chris Banks’ Brooklyn District, which includes East New York, Brownsville and East Flatbush, saw the greatest number of income-restricted apartments built: 1,439. Meanwhile, two districts in…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

As the city faces dual affordable housing and homelessness crises, City Limits asked the candidates’ running in Tuesday’s primary for their stance on a number of key related issues. Are…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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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

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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

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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

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Resources

Want to Rezone in Western Queens? Here’s How to Win Over the Councilmember

Councilmember Julie Won issued a list of “land use principles” she said she will apply to new projects in her district that require Council-approved changes to the city’s zoning code—including…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

Opinion: Build a City for People, Not Developers

Here’s Where Affordable Housing Was Built Last Year—& Where It Wasn’t

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

Building in Bushwick? Councilmember Lays Out Priorities for Rezonings

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

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

Want to Rezone in Western Queens? Here’s How to Win Over the Councilmember

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Opinion: Build a City for People, Not Developers

Here’s Where Affordable Housing Was Built Last Year—& Where It Wasn’t

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

Building in Bushwick? Councilmember Lays Out Priorities for Rezonings

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

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

Want to Rezone in Western Queens? Here’s How to Win Over the Councilmember

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