Government
NYC Housing Calendar, April 23-29
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New York City’s Young People Need Spaces of Their Own
Molly Delano |
“By engaging students in conducting research and advocacy in the process of creating and running programs, and maintaining the street itself, schools can turn Open School Streets into canvases for students to reimagine what their communities can and should look like.”
Government
Public Review to Begin for Mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plan, as Affordability Details Emerge
Chris Janaro |
Introduced in September as the third column in Adams’ City of Yes initiative—following separate proposals related to climate and commercial businesses—the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is a broad plan that seeks to tackle the housing crisis with various zoning changes.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: What the Workout of the Signature Bank Loans Can Teach About Preserving Affordable Housing
Michael Lappin |
“Will the Signature buildings be viewed as a one-off, or the tip of an iceberg of a more endemic problem?”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing
Rachel Fee |
“Our findings also show jarring evidence that insurance carriers blatantly discriminate against affordable housing projects, in some cases completely refusing to provide coverage to homes just based on where they are located.”
Government
Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules
Daniel Parra |
As of March 31, City Hall has issued approximately 1,500 notices “to make alternate arrangement” to immigrants with 30-day shelter stays and to another 1,300 with 60-day notices, which are being offered to single migrants under 23.
Economy
NYC Housing Calendar, April 2-8
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
‘A Brand New Neighborhood’: City Council to Vote Soon on Willets Point Development
Chris Janaro |
The proposal would build 1,400 income-restricted apartments—on top of 1,100 already in the works—on the Flushing waterfront just east of Citi Field. It also includes a privately financed stadium for the New York City Football Club.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Don’t Bail Out New York’s Rent Stabilized Buildings —Yet
Ben Carlos Thypin |
“The rent stabilized building bubble will persist as long as there are greater fools to cash out bad bets. If Albany bails out this market now, with bad data and before the market has started to price buildings properly, they risk turning taxpayers into the greatest fools of all.”
Government
After Criticism, City Staffs Up Local Law 97 Enforcement
Mariana Simões |
At a City Council hearing this week, the Department of Buildings said it has nearly doubled the number of staff members dedicated to implementing the city’s landmark law to lower building emissions.
