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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

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Nov 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Flushing Waterfront Rezoning Plan Moves to City Council Vote, Despite Local Dissent

The entire City Council is due to vote on the private rezoning application for the Queens project, which would create a 29-acre waterfront special district with nine new buildings, including…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Is Not Anti-Business. But It’s Not a Pushover, Either

‘The narrative that New York is anti-business, triggered by the recent defeat of the Industry City proposal, is not only misleading, but simplistic.’

ByAdam Friedman 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: How the Gowanus Rezoning Could Push NYC Forward on Racial Equity

‘The proposed Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning asks a whiter, wealthier community to absorb new growth in order to create new, permanent affordability in a high-opportunity neighborhood with strong transit access.’

ByMichelle de la Uz

ByBrad Lander

ByBarika Williams 14Comments

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Sep 2020

Housing and Homelessness Video

Video: The de Blasio Rezonings, Revisited

So far, the city has approved six of the 15 rezonings Mayor de Blasio thought he’d accomplish, with one remaining on the docket. Here’s a quick video tour through the…

BySadef Ali Kully

ByBianca Clendenin 3Comments

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Sep 2020

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Six Down, One to Go: Where de Blasio’s Rezonings Stand

What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Aug 2020

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Industry City Tycoons are Exploiting Pandemic to Advance Rezoning

‘We agree that our community can benefit greatly from jobs and resources that prioritize local residents, regardless of their citizenship status. However, we will not rush into a plan simply…

ByBrian Garita 3Comments

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Jan 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City Hall and Local Leaders Deadlocked Over Bushwick Rezoning

The Bushwick rezoning has come to a standstill with the de Blasio administration and Bushwick stakeholders at odds with each other over competing visions for how to channel development in…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Jul 2019

Opinion