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‘We can use this moment to position ourselves in ways that best serve New Yorkers—those who have stayed, those who will return, and the newcomers who will power New York’s…

ByRachel Weinberger 3Comments

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Sep 2020

Housing and Homelessness

A Call for Action to Ease Sunset Park’s Housing Crunch

The plan includes new tenant protections, repurposing government-owned land and isolated manufacturing parcels for housing, and a rezoning to generate both market-rate and income-targeted apartments.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: By Design and Democracy, NYC Must Move Toward Equitable Waterfronts

‘Whether we like it or not, we need to adapt our city to manage the mounting risks that sea-level rise and climate change pose to New York’s waterfront communities.’

ByIbrahim Abdul-Matin 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: The Window is Closing to Rezone for a More Equitable SoHo

‘We need fewer barriers to access and more affordable housing. With just over a year left in this administration, rezoning SoHo is an important legacy that shouldn’t be pushed off…

ByJessica Katz 3Comments

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Restart of City’s ULURP Process Could Save De Blasio’s Last Rezoning

Online City Planning Commission meetings and hearings will begin in August, in time to move ahead with a plan to rezone Gowanus.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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May 2020

Housing and Homelessness

COVID-19 Prompts New Concerns About the Gowanus Rezoning

However, with the city’s Department of City Planning temporarily shuttered due to the crisis and Mayor de Blasio’s emergency order, local elected officials are concerned that the Gowanus rezoning will…

BySadef Ali Kully 8Comments

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness

It’s Been Slow-Pedaling for Bike Infrastructure in Bushwick

The neighborhood has been in the middle of a tug-of-war between some local leaders and citywide policy over how far to go to accomodate bikers.

ByRachel Rippetoe 0Comments

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Aug 2019

Government Podcasts

Pol: Blackouts, Flooding and Subway Woes Show Need for Revamped Planning

The Brooklyn Councilmember says this year’s Charter Revision Commission missed a chance to fix deep flaws in the way New York does land-use planning.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Call to Shift NYC Development Away from Areas at Highest Climate Risk

The New York Building Congress says there must be comprehensive, regional planning to meet the increased risk of flooding—and imaginative thinking about how to live amid higher waters.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Loft Law Update Stirs Tensions Among Tenants, Housing Advocates, Pols

This year’s update left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, from loft-tenant advocacy groups, to North Brooklyn community groups worried about displacement, to elected officials who say they tried to…

BySadef Ali Kully 6Comments

Opinion: Post-COVID NYC Needs Bike Lanes and Electric Microbility

A Call for Action to Ease Sunset Park’s Housing Crunch

Opinion: By Design and Democracy, NYC Must Move Toward Equitable Waterfronts

Opinion: The Window is Closing to Rezone for a More Equitable SoHo

Restart of City’s ULURP Process Could Save De Blasio’s Last Rezoning

COVID-19 Prompts New Concerns About the Gowanus Rezoning

It’s Been Slow-Pedaling for Bike Infrastructure in Bushwick

Pol: Blackouts, Flooding and Subway Woes Show Need for Revamped Planning

Call to Shift NYC Development Away from Areas at Highest Climate Risk

Loft Law Update Stirs Tensions Among Tenants, Housing Advocates, Pols

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