mobilization for justice
Tenants and their allies gather in front of 299 Troutman Street in Bushwick.
The building at 299 Troutman Street has eight units with only four units being utilized. The other four units sit burned and empty on the third and fourth floors after a 2008 fire.
There are some similarities between the community and city rezoning proposals but the differences are important to Bushwick community members who say they have waited for decades for serious public investments in their neighborhood.
El aumento, que afectará a contratos firmados después del 1 de octubre, llega pese a los llamados a congelar la renta por grupos de defensa de inquilinos, mientras que los caseros reclaman subidas más generosas.
There were 44 votes in favor of the rezoning plan and two votes, by Staten Island Republican Councilmembers Steve Matteo and Joseph Borelli, against the plan.
The increases, which will affect leases signed after October 1, came despite calls for a rent freeze from housing and tenant advocacy groups, and amid demands from property owners for more generous hikes.
Amid deep concerns about the way city housing policies impact different racial groups—and the lack of attention during the official planning process to those effects—some advocates and elected officials are pressing for change.
The Department of City Planning says it will ‘continue to work to create a safe space’ for discussion about a possible rezoning of Southern Boulevard in the Bronx after city officials ordered a community engagement workshop shut down last Thursday evening when protests erupted.
The city’s Charter Revision Commission meets Tuesday to consider another batch of potential questions for the November ballot—including a measure related to how the city does its land-use planning.
All that’s left is a vote by the full City Council, and Mayor de Blasio will have achieved his sixth neighborhood rezoning.
The city released a draft scope of its proposed rezoning, which is projected to create 5,600 units of housing.
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