affordabiloty
Most Impoverished Rezoning Neighborhood Speaks Out At Hearing
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The City Planning Commission listened to passionate testimony regarding the proposed Jerome Avenue rezoning.
Affordable Housing
Amid Population Swell and Affordability Worries, NYC Looks to Region to Absorb Some Growth
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The way New York City’s population and job market grow in the future are not inevitable facts; they’re tied to future government decisions about planning and budgeting.
Affordable Housing
Bronx Borough Pres Says Yes with Conditions to Jerome Ave Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The vote brings the fourth De Blasio rezoning one step closer to approval.
bedford-union armory
Council Committee Passes East Harlem, Bedford-Union Armory and Other Major Rezonings
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Sutton Place and Sendero Verde also cleared the City Council Land Use Committee.
Citywide
The Data on HireNYC
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The outcomes so far seem promising, though it’s hard to make an absolute assessment.
Affordable Housing
How Advocacy Has, and Hasn’t, Shaped De Blasio’s Housing Plan 2.0
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The revamped housing plan includes steps to implement many of the policy ideas proposed by advocates within the last couple years, though clear disagreements remain between the administration and critics.
Citywide
Workforce Referral Networks: The Hot New Approach to Local Hiring
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
An increasing number of communities are forming workforce referral systems modeled after the Lower East Side Employment Network.
Councilmember Koo
Flushing: the Case of a Rezoning Postponed
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
We took a look at the latest happening in the only neighborhood where a neighborhood rezoning was halted.
Election 2017
In Tightly Competitive District 1 Race, Chin Holds Seat
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Margaret Chin took 49.9 percent of the vote; challenger Christopher Marte took 37 percent.
brian cunningham
A Dramatic Final Square-Off in Flatbush’s Council Race
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The incumbent came late and left a few minutes early, in protest.
