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In this op-ed, a veteran low-income housing developer says an ‘impending tsunami’ of federal budget cuts must force a rethink of Mayor de Blasio’s housing and zoning vision.

ByHarry DeRienzo 6Comments

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Community Boards Reflect on their Votes For, and Against, Bloomberg Rezonings

There were good intentions, but some boards and certainly the Bloomberg administration underestimated the threat of gentrification, board members say.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Dec 2016

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Admin. Eyes New Zoning Tool to Pair Housing and Industry

Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen announced at a conference on Friday that the de Blasio administration will seek a way to create a zoning code that requires manufacturing uses among a…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Nov 2016

Housing and Homelessness Resources

Everything You Need to Know About Mandatory Inclusionary Housing but Were Afraid to Ask

Still fuzzy on the details of the policy that ties the mayor’s affordable housing plan to his ambitious rezoning efforts? It’s OK. You’ve nothing to be ashamed of. We’re here…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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Sep 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: Real Community Planning in NYC Would Let us Talk About Race

‘This problem didn’t start with the current mayor but it’s not ending either. Now is the time to stop zoning without planning and frankly address racialized displacement.’

ByTom Angotti 5Comments

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Aug 2016

Investigations

Community Boards Face Questions Over Demographics

Even as borough presidents have been offering incremental changes, like the appointment of several teenage board members in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, several Council bills to reform term limits…

ByRoshan Abraham 1Comment

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Aug 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Do New York’s Community Boards Need Veto Power?

Recent citywide projects like the mayor’s affordable-housing plan have reignited long-standing critiques of community boards—about the value of their advisory votes and how effective they are at reflecting the will…

ByRoshan Abraham 1Comment

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Aug 2016

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Fire Deepens Worries About Dated Zoning on Bronx Street

Neighbors and activists have worried for months that the building was a canary in the coal mine—a harbinger of developers taking advantage of out-of-date zoning in their community.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Aug 2016

Uncategorized

City Moves to Zones for Commercial Waste: Key Background

A study commissioned by the Sanitation Department and released this week found that a zoned system, in which companies would bid for all the commercial pick-ups in a particular area,…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2016

Opinion

For Low-Income People of Color in NYC, Segregation is a Regional Problem

“Many past policy decisions improved the lives of generations of impoverished citizens and immigrants. Others deepened and perpetuated inequality, limiting the region’s overall prosperity and livability in the process.” Our…

BySarah Serpas 3Comments

CityViews: Is it Time for a Housing Plan Reset?

Community Boards Reflect on their Votes For, and Against, Bloomberg Rezonings

De Blasio Admin. Eyes New Zoning Tool to Pair Housing and Industry

Everything You Need to Know About Mandatory Inclusionary Housing but Were Afraid to Ask

CityViews: Real Community Planning in NYC Would Let us Talk About Race

Community Boards Face Questions Over Demographics

Do New York’s Community Boards Need Veto Power?

Fire Deepens Worries About Dated Zoning on Bronx Street

City Moves to Zones for Commercial Waste: Key Background

For Low-Income People of Color in NYC, Segregation is a Regional Problem

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