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A process led by the speaker’s office and a community organization produced a plan for a denser East Harlem—but one offering deeper affordability than the de Blasio administration has proposed…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Feb 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews:
For East New York’s Housing Crunch, Supply is not the Solution

“Simply put, inviting significantly more building in low-income communities without guarantees that most or all of the new housing will be affordable to current residents may increase, not reduce, the…

ByAna Aguirre, Bishop David Benke, Michelle Neugebauer and Robert Santiago 2Comments

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Dec 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Will the City’s Rezoning Plan for East Harlem Heed Community’s Vision?

An elaborate community planning process underway in East Harlem has the Council speaker’s backing, foundation support, critics and fans. What it doesn’t have is a sense of whether and how…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Oct 2015

Housing and Homelessness Video

Bronx Groups Issue Detailed Demands for De Blasio Rezoning

If the administration is truly open to community input on how to improve the Jerome Avenue corridor, the report released by the Bronx Coalition for a Community Vision gives planners…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Sep 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing

The administration’s proposal also affects industrial space, parks, schools and transit. The city and critics often disagree on where there’ll be problems, and if so, how to solve them.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Jul 2015

ARTS and CULTURE Government

What the Tappan Zee Bridge tells us About Dewey, Cuomo and Governing Today

A new book looks closely at the long debate over what to do about the key Hudson River crossing. Read an interview with the author.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jul 2015

Opinion

Op-ed: NYU Controversy Shows it’s Time to Rethink City Planning Process

The push to expand NYU’s core campus followed all the rules of the city’s Uniform Land-Use Review Process. But because of flaws in that system, the author argues, community members…

BySylvia Morse 11Comments

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Plan for East New York Tries to Address Gentrification Fears

But there’s still lots of daylight between what the de Blasio administration proposes and what a coalition of local groups and activists wants to see.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

5 Challenges to De Blasio’s Promise of Inclusive Planning

Mayor de Blasio promises to follow up on campaign promises and bring planning closer to the community. But he’ll face obstacles delivering on those vows.

ByGerard Flynn 2Comments

As Rezoning Looms, East Harlem Groups Craft Preemptive Plan

CityViews:
For East New York’s Housing Crunch, Supply is not the Solution

Will the City’s Rezoning Plan for East Harlem Heed Community’s Vision?

Bronx Groups Issue Detailed Demands for De Blasio Rezoning

Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing

What the Tappan Zee Bridge tells us About Dewey, Cuomo and Governing Today

Op-ed: NYU Controversy Shows it’s Time to Rethink City Planning Process

City’s Plan for East New York Tries to Address Gentrification Fears

5 Challenges to De Blasio’s Promise of Inclusive Planning

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