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Lawmakers are expected to vote on the rezoning later this week. A 22-item “Points of Agreement” package includes pledges to develop more affordable housing outside the rezoning area—on city-owned land…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Council Approves de Blasio’s Massive Gowanus Rezoning

“This is the biggest rezoning this administration has done over our eight years,” the mayor said ahead of Tuesday’s vote on the plan, which will upzone an 82-block swath of…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Planning Commission Backs de Blasio’s Gowanus Rezoning Plan

The CPC voted 9-0 in favor of the proposal, which would pave the way for roughly 8,200 new apartments by 2035. The plan will now head to the City Council…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

SoHo-NoHo Rezoning Plan Needs Work, BP Brewer Says

Five weeks after the local community board rejected the city’s application to rezone a 56-block stretch of the two wealthy neighborhoods, Brewer said the current plan leaves many issues unresolved—though…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Aug 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space

The need for new housing, especially affordable, in these high-opportunity neighborhoods is much more acute than the need for more commercial space.

ByCasey Berkovitz 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Eric Adams Backs Gowanus Rezoning Plan, With NYCHA Funding Conditions

‘Buildings cannot go up around NYCHA developments while residents see their futures go down,’ Adams said outside the Gowanus Houses Friday.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jul 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Manhattan Community Board Votes to Reject SoHo-NoHo Rezoning

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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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

Weeks ahead of the June 22 primary, some of the largest donations in the race have come from real estate developers, a City Limits analysis of campaign finance records found.…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Public Review Process Begins for SoHo Rezoning Plan

The de Blasio administration wants to upzone a 56-block swath of the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods, where elite boutiques and wealthy arrivistes have replaced the manufacturing sites and artists that…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

NYC Officials Pledge More Affordable Housing, New Artists Rules in SoHo Rezoning Plan

NYC Council Approves de Blasio’s Massive Gowanus Rezoning

City Planning Commission Backs de Blasio’s Gowanus Rezoning Plan

SoHo-NoHo Rezoning Plan Needs Work, BP Brewer Says

Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space

Eric Adams Backs Gowanus Rezoning Plan, With NYCHA Funding Conditions

Manhattan Community Board Votes to Reject SoHo-NoHo Rezoning

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

Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

Public Review Process Begins for SoHo Rezoning Plan

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