Development
Can Downtown Far Rockaway Model Development Without Displacement?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Six months after the passage of the Downtown Far Rockaway rezoning, long-dormant real-estate forces are rapidly cranking up.
community board 12
Inwood Board Calls for Major Changes in De Blasio Rezoning Plan
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The board’s vote is not binding, but it sends a signal to higher powers that the rezoning proposal will need to change before it has local support.
Affordable Housing
Evaluating the Rent Crisis: 10 Facts from the Housing Vacancy Survey and Advocates’ Reactions
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
At a City Council hearing on Monday, advocates evaluated new census data on the city’s housing emergency.
Mapping the Future
4 Months After Rezoning, East Harlem Stakeholders Remain Vigilant
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Some advocates are now focused on the plan’s implementation, some on making it better and others on suing the city.
Affordable Housing
Cuomo and De Blasio: Political Foes … but Affordable Housing Partners?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The mayor has proposed 300,000 affordable units. The governor 112,000 such homes. It turns out the plans will overlap, reflecting the realities of construction costs and creating a joint legacy for the rival leaders.
community board
On Inwood Rezoning, Community Board Committee Adopts Many Residents’ Demands
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Manhattan Community Board 12’s executive committee passed a resolution calling for changes to the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning.
Bronx
Bronx Coalition on Jerome Ave Rezoning Deal: ‘Unacceptable’
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A coalition of Bronx stakeholders say the rezoning and investment package passed by the City Council Land Use Committee still fails to address many of their concerns.
affordability
Rezonings Carry Opportunities and Risks for Low-Income Seniors
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The city is taking several steps to shore up housing options for aging New Yorkers. The question is whether those moves will offset the displacement pressures many feel.
Affordable Housing
Report: Amid Housing Crisis, NY Must Rethink How Land is Owned
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Authors say that the nation’s current housing system fails communities and that political leaders must bring alternative models to scale.
City Council
Jerome Avenue Rezoning Approved by Land Use Committee
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Council did not significantly alter the rezoning itself, but it did secure a commitment for the creation of two new schools and other investments.
