CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Done Right, Inwood Rezoning Could Be Good For Working Families
David Muñoz |
‘The City Council has a real opportunity here to hold developers to a higher standard.’
‘The City Council has a real opportunity here to hold developers to a higher standard.’
‘At worst, the developer’s pitch had all the elegance of a ransom note during a hostage-taking: Give us what we want … or we’ll do something you want even less.’
The latest data shows that the city has accomplished much already – but that more needs to be done to ensure that everyone who wishes to call our great city home can afford to do so.
‘This is a great project, and all great projects come with tradeoffs. ‘
‘Simply put, the impact of this tax credit deferral would be a reduction in the industry’s ability to build and preserve much-needed housing for low- and middle-income New Yorkers – especially right here in New York City.’
‘Revitalization began decades ago through community based groups throughout the South Bronx even as the fires still continued to burn.’
‘One year ago, at his annual address, the mayor gave us, the residents of New York, a simple message: This is your city. We in the faith community received this message more as a declaration of hope than a statement of fact.’
‘No matter how many luxury towers are built in Mott Haven they will always be outnumbered by the low-income and supportive housing that is already in the area.’
‘Inwood NYC will only exacerbate the existing displacement of Northern Manhattan’s working-class immigrant community. ‘
‘Creo firmemente que es crucial que les demos prioridad a los espacios abiertos a la ribera del río y a estructuras relacionadas a la vez que creamos vivienda asequible.’