Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 7-14
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Citywide
Tracking Community Boards’ Feedback on City of Yes for Housing
Jeanmarie Evelly, Chris Janaro and Subeksha Poudel |
“I think those of us who have homes should think about those who don’t have homes,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a recent push for his housing plan. “Far too many New Yorkers can’t afford to live in the city and we don’t have the housing stock that we need.”
Bronx
Council Approves Rezoning to Spur 7K New Homes Around Future East Bronx Train Stations
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The plan will allow for new residential development around two incoming MetroNorth stations in Morris Park and Parkchester/Van Nest. It includes “critical modifications” to respond to locals concerns about retaining neighborhood character, according to local Councilmember Kristy Marmorato.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Mayor’s City of Yes is Really a ‘City of Cake’
Tom Angotti, Jenny Dubnau and Memo Salazar |
“If Mayor Adams is serious about addressing the affordability crisis, he should direct his city agencies to use planning tools to slow land speculation, tax warehoused property and pied-à-terres, and subsidize housing outside of the profit-making system.”
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, May 28-June 3
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Brooklyn
Opinion: Build Housing Where We Need it Most
Zellnor Myrie |
“Allowing new housing development—in conjunction with other measures to protect tenants and make New York more affordable—is how our city can survive and thrive in the years to come.”
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 5-11
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Health and Environment
In Wake of Rezonings, Renewed Call for More Health Facilities on Hospital-Starved Rockaway Peninsula
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Residential rezonings, including one approved this summer for Edgemere, are poised to bring thousands of new apartments to the Rockaways over the next decade, but just a single hospital has served the peninsula since 2012. A new task force is being asked to create a roadmap for expanding local healthcare services, including a facility that offers trauma care.
Bronx
Bruckner Rezoning Poised to Pass After Councilmember’s Change of Heart
David Brand |
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, following months of opposition.
housing
City Planning Approves Innovation QNS Rezoning, Sending Plan to a Council Vote
David Brand |
Innovation QNS has emerged as the latest flashpoint in a debate over housing production, with supporters saying the plan will provide much-needed units for New Yorkers of all income levels, while opponents say it includes too few income-restricted units for low- and middle-income residents.
