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In a document issued Monday, Councilmember Jennifer Gutiérrez laid out her priorities for any new development that requires changes to the zoning code in one of the city’s most intense…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bruckner Rezoning Poised to Pass After Councilmember’s Change of Heart

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,…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

City Planning Approves Innovation QNS Rezoning, Sending Plan to a Council Vote

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,…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Transportation

NYC Planning Commission Backs Bruckner Rezoning Opposed by Key Councilmember

The proposal has encountered resistance from would-be neighbors and local Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez, who’ve cited concerns about impact on infrastructure, parking and the area’s suburban feel. But one planning commissioner…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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Aug 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development Politics

‘Innovation QNS’ Plan to Upzone Industrial Astoria on Life Support

The question soon facing the City Council—and in particular, local member Julie Won—is how much affordable housing is enough to replace the Queens industrial scene with a complex three times…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Resources

Want to Rezone in Western Queens? Here’s How to Win Over the Councilmember

Councilmember Julie Won issued a list of “land use principles” she said she will apply to new projects in her district that require Council-approved changes to the city’s zoning code—including…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Queens Community Board Rejects 5-Block Rezoning Plan Over Affordability Concerns

The vote marks the first major milestone in the city land use process for the proposed $2 billion project, known as “Innovation QNS,” which would erect at least a dozen…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: To Protect Chinatown and the LES, Pass the Two Bridges Community Plan

“It’s easy to cast all opposition to developments as NIMBY, but this ignores crucial racial and economic differences between neighborhoods and disparities in who has the power to decide the…

ByChris Walters 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

District Managers Call on NYC to Boost Budgets for Community Boards

“Community Boards are currently being asked to do more with less,” wrote a task force of district managers and administrative staffers in a report released last month. “Especially in the…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Should NYC Land Use Decisions Consider Hospital Capacity?

New Queens Councilmember Lynn Schulman wants to incorporate hospital capacity into New York City’s zoning process, following decades of medical facility closures, including several in Queens.

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

Building in Bushwick? Councilmember Lays Out Priorities for Rezonings

Bruckner Rezoning Poised to Pass After Councilmember’s Change of Heart

City Planning Approves Innovation QNS Rezoning, Sending Plan to a Council Vote

NYC Planning Commission Backs Bruckner Rezoning Opposed by Key Councilmember

‘Innovation QNS’ Plan to Upzone Industrial Astoria on Life Support

Want to Rezone in Western Queens? Here’s How to Win Over the Councilmember

Queens Community Board Rejects 5-Block Rezoning Plan Over Affordability Concerns

Opinion: To Protect Chinatown and the LES, Pass the Two Bridges Community Plan

District Managers Call on NYC to Boost Budgets for Community Boards

City Watch: Should NYC Land Use Decisions Consider Hospital Capacity?

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