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The board’s resolution rejects the rezoning proposal for the wealthy neighborhoods outright, rather than submit suggestions for improvement, arguing the plan would fail to achieve the city’s affordable housing goals.

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Jun 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Brooklyn Community Board 6 Backs Gowanus Rezoning—If City Funds NYCHA Fixes

The board says its support for the project, which would upzone a large swath of Gowanus, hinges on the city funding nearly $300 million in repairs at the nearby Gowanus…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Votes to Make Racial Impact Studies Part of NYC Land Use Process

Residents of low- to middle-income communities of color have resisted various neighborhood-level land use applications which they say will fuel gentrification and increase rents.

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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May 2021

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness

Gowanus Rezoning Critics Highlight Impact of Climate on Future Flooding, As Public Review Moves Forward

With public review underway on the controversial land use application, plan opponents tapped a team of climate experts to poke holes in the city’s environmental assurances during a virtual meeting…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: What the City Must Do to Address its Checkered Past and Legacy of Segregation

‘In spite of its reputation as a progressive liberal bastion, New York City has failed to adopt a comprehensive and deliberate approach to end its own segregation.’

ByScott Short 3Comments

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Apr 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Public Review Kicks Off for Gowanus Rezoning Following Lawsuit Delays

The city officially kicked off public review Monday for its much-debated proposal to rezone an 82-block swath of Gowanus, Brooklyn, a process that’s been delayed for months due to a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Mar 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Mayor’s New Order Could Put Gowanus Rezoning Lawsuit in Jeopardy

Mayor de Blasio issued an executive order this week suspending in-person meeting requirements during the public land use review — a main point of contention for critics of the Gowanus…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Mar 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: The $4 Billion Housing Blueprint for New York City’s Next Mayor

‘We call on the next mayor to invest… $2.5 billion for affordable housing rental and homeownership opportunities and $1.5 billion for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and to…

ByRachel Fee 1Comment

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Mar 2021

ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Rezoning is an Opportunity to Plan SoHo’s Future, For Artists and Beyond

‘I believe if we want to preserve SoHo, we must rezone within reason. To address the disjointed policies and permits that currently cause headaches, but also to save the stunning…

ByMary Rolland 6Comments

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Feb 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

City Council Speaker Defends His Comprehensive Planning Bill in First Public Hearing

Corey Johnson says his ‘Planning Together’ proposal will help create a more just and inclusive city planning process. But others raised worries about the costs of the plan, and about…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

Manhattan Community Board Votes to Reject SoHo-NoHo Rezoning

Brooklyn Community Board 6 Backs Gowanus Rezoning—If City Funds NYCHA Fixes

Council Votes to Make Racial Impact Studies Part of NYC Land Use Process

Gowanus Rezoning Critics Highlight Impact of Climate on Future Flooding, As Public Review Moves Forward

Opinion: What the City Must Do to Address its Checkered Past and Legacy of Segregation

Public Review Kicks Off for Gowanus Rezoning Following Lawsuit Delays

Mayor’s New Order Could Put Gowanus Rezoning Lawsuit in Jeopardy

Opinion: The $4 Billion Housing Blueprint for New York City’s Next Mayor

Opinion: Rezoning is an Opportunity to Plan SoHo’s Future, For Artists and Beyond

City Council Speaker Defends His Comprehensive Planning Bill in First Public Hearing

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