Affordable Housing
Queens Board Approves Rockaway Rezoning With Significant Conditions
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Call for lower height limits on new buildings, new infrastructure and affordable housing that favors moderate incomes.
affordable
Eight Things Developers Think About De Blasio’s Rezoning Strategy
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
We asked nine developers about rezonings, displacement and how they would solve the affordability crisis.
Brooklyn
Gowanus Stakeholders Dig Into Details of Canal’s Future
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A mix of sometimes conflicting concerns were aired as the city heads toward a rezoning of the area.
Brooklyn
Gowanus Groups Unite to Highlight Hopes and Fears Around Proposed Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Previous zoning changes in the Gowanus area have triggered significant social change, the groups say, but the transformation has driven out all low-income people of color—making them vulnerable to a new wave of displacement.
burial ground
Slated for Rezoning, East Harlem Considers Wave of Other Development Proposals
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
New schools, parks, buildings and sanitation garages are in the offing.
Affordable Housing
When Rents Rise or Landlords Lash out, Undocumented NYers Have Fewer Options
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for many forms of housing assistance and can be less likely to report landlord harassment. That could make them uniquely vulnerable to the displacement that can come from development.
Housing and Homelessness
From Georgia to NYC: The Civil Rights Roots of Community Land Trusts
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A new documentary looks at the rise, fall and rebirth of Georgia’s New Communities, Inc., which aimed to empower Black sharecroppers in the 1960s but might offer lessons for urban dwellers of today.
bloomberg
13 Years After Blocking New Development, Staten Island Hopes to Welcome Just Enough of it
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
In 2004 the island was rezoned to preserve suburban character and restrict population growth. Now islanders have decided they want a thriving downtown as well as quiet streets, so the zoning maps are again open for an edit.
city planning
NYCHA Worries Drive Doubts About Long Island City Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Residents of public housing near the area likely to be rezoned are worried that their community will not benefit from the jobs and housing created by the redevelopment.
Affordable Housing
City-Sponsored vs. Market-Rate: Which Coops Get a Better Deal from the Tax Man?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Critics say both HDFCs and market-rate coops receive tax breaks, so it’s unfair the city wants to make just HDFCs abide by price caps. We dug into the data to discover what is true.
