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Voice of Gowanus announced it would file a lawsuit Friday challenging the city’s plan to hold virtual hearings during the public review of its proposal to rezone the neighborhood, and…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Top-Down Comprehensive Planning Will Further Empower Those on Top

‘Upon close examination, the speaker’s proposal falls short and leaves the door wide open for the continuation of City Planning’s top-down, developer-driven rezonings by offering them a new shroud of…

ByTom Angotti 15Comments

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: City Council Should Approve Cea Weaver’s Nomination to the City Planning Commission

‘Time and time again, we have seen the concerns of community members come to fruition, as rezonings have led to rampant gentrification and displacement in working class communities of color…

ByKatelin Penner 4Comments

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Dec 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Comprehensive Planning Bill Raises Key Questions for Mayoral Hopefuls

Housing advocacy groups and some elected officials have been pushing for years for the city to adopt a comprehensive plan, and an earlier effort to do so was abandoned during…

BySadef Ali Kully

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Dec 2020

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Moving Toward Just Land Use and Housing Policies in NYC

‘Across the city, the mayor and developers are pushing rezonings and development projects that attempt to rip out the fertile roots of people and place, to wholly redefine city neighborhoods…

ByCheryl Pahaham and Paul Epstein 1Comment

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Dec 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

City Council OKs Rezoning for Controversial Flushing Waterfront Development

Just five councilmembers voted against the land use application for the project, which has drawn the ire of critics who say it doesn’t include nearly enough affordable housing.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

What’s Ahead for New York City Housing in 2021

Next year will mark a critical time for New York land use and housing policies, as the city faces a looming evictions crisis and the de Blasio administration will push…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City Details Affordable Housing, Remediation Plans for Gowanus Green Site

Officials are planning six buildings of all affordable housing at the contaminated city-owned site, as well as a park and a public school.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City Council Delays Flushing Waterfront Project Vote, As Lawmakers Raise Concerns

The Council pushed back a vote on the controversial proposal to Dec. 7, after a dozen councilmembers signed onto a letter raising concerns over the project’s lack of commitments to…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

The Check In: What’s Next for the Flushing Waterfront Rezoning

Managing editor Jeanmarie Evelly talks with housing and development reporter Sadef Kully about the Flushing waterfront rezoning, where developers want to create a 29-acre waterfront special district with 1,725 apartments…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

Gowanus Group Files Lawsuit Over City’s Use of Virtual Hearings During Rezoning Review

Opinion: Top-Down Comprehensive Planning Will Further Empower Those on Top

Opinion: City Council Should Approve Cea Weaver’s Nomination to the City Planning Commission

Comprehensive Planning Bill Raises Key Questions for Mayoral Hopefuls

Opinion: Moving Toward Just Land Use and Housing Policies in NYC

City Council OKs Rezoning for Controversial Flushing Waterfront Development

What’s Ahead for New York City Housing in 2021

City Details Affordable Housing, Remediation Plans for Gowanus Green Site

City Council Delays Flushing Waterfront Project Vote, As Lawmakers Raise Concerns

The Check In: What’s Next for the Flushing Waterfront Rezoning

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