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Two days before the final City Council vote, hundreds rallied against the plan and several submitted to arrest. What is their argument against the plan that the mayor proposes and…

ByMarc Bussanich 1Comment

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

In Council Chambers and a Member’s Office, Voices of Dissent on Inwood Rezoning

After a Council committee approved the Inwood rezoning, a lawmaker had harsh words for the mayor. And back in the neighborhood, Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez faced protesters occupying his office.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Jul 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Councilmember at Center of Inwood Rezoning Process Says Negotiations Continue

Ydanis Rodriguez would not specify which parts of the rezoning were still being negotiated with the city but said he was looking at all options—especially those pertaining to the Commercial…

BySadef Ali Kully 8Comments

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Mar 2018

Uncategorized

City Buses Are Slow, Unreliable and What Many Disabled & Aging NYers Rely On

Because so little of the subway system is accessible to the mobility impaired, buses play a vital role for people living with disabilities or aging New Yorkers who have trouble…

ByAngely Mercado 2Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Ahead of Push for Rezoning’s Approval, City Offers New Details on Investments for Inwood

The de Blasio administration’s fifth proposed rezoning will likely enter public review next week.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Sep 2017

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Alcántara Tries to Substantiate Charges of Racism, Clarifies Position on Rezoning

The northern Manhattan state senator could not produce proof of racist e-mails, but she did have a lot to say about the proposed Inwood rezoning.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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Sep 2017

Opinion

CityViews: Racializing Inwood’s Rezoning Debate Won’t End the Risk of Gentrification

‘To racialize community concerns about the future is to create a toxic straw horse. It will divert residents’ attention from fighting against the social and economic violence that accompanies gentrification.…

ByAdele Oltman 13Comments

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Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Bitterness and Division at Inwood Rezoning Hearing

Rhetoric from a rancorous primary spilled into discussions of the city’s controversial rezoning plan for Inwood.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 9Comments

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Sep 2017

Government

At Heated Inwood Debate, Rezoning Is Central Contention

Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez defended, and his challengers critiqued, the Councilman’s rezoning and library redevelopment plans.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jul 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

City Presents Comprehensive Rezoning Framework for Inwood

While Economic Development Corporation officials said their plan reflects the feedback of the community, residents appeared largely to disagree.

ByJarrett Murphy 6Comments

Video: Why People are Protesting the Inwood Rezoning

In Council Chambers and a Member’s Office, Voices of Dissent on Inwood Rezoning

Councilmember at Center of Inwood Rezoning Process Says Negotiations Continue

City Buses Are Slow, Unreliable and What Many Disabled & Aging NYers Rely On

Ahead of Push for Rezoning’s Approval, City Offers New Details on Investments for Inwood

Alcántara Tries to Substantiate Charges of Racism, Clarifies Position on Rezoning

CityViews: Racializing Inwood’s Rezoning Debate Won’t End the Risk of Gentrification

Bitterness and Division at Inwood Rezoning Hearing

At Heated Inwood Debate, Rezoning Is Central Contention

City Presents Comprehensive Rezoning Framework for Inwood

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