Mapping the Future
Six Down, One to Go: Where de Blasio’s Rezonings Stand
Sadef Ali Kully |
What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
COVID-19
Protests in Brooklyn and Across Nation in Face of Eviction Wave
Sadef Ali Kully |
According to a recent National Low Income Housing Coalition report, from 30 to 40 million renters could be at risk of eviction, including a million in New York.
Mapping the Future
Debate in Gowanus About Whether to Pause or Push Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The last de Blasio rezoning is moving into a public review, where the pros and cons of virtual engagement will be on display.
Mapping the Future
Another Court Win for City Hall Against Critics of Development Schemes
Sadef Ali Kully |
An appeals court on Thursday sided with the de Blasio administration in one element of a tangled legal dispute over a proposed development in the Two Bridges neighborhood.
Mapping the Future
Inwood Groups Want State’s Highest Court to Hear Rezoning Dispute
Sadef Ali Kully |
The suit raises questions not just about one rezoning but also about the balance of power in New York over land-use policy.
Mapping the Future
Which Neighborhoods Could Be Hit Hardest By City Lien Sales?
Sadef Ali Kully |
State and local lawmakers have called on the mayor to halt a planned September sale of property tax and water fee debt to collectors.
Mapping the Future
City Planning Commission Approves Controversial Industry City Rezoning Plan
Sadef Ali Kully |
The Commission voted 11 to 1 in favor of the factious rezoning application, which would expand the Sunset Park manufacturing and innovation hub by 1.46 million square feet.
Mapping the Future
State Extends Pandemic Eviction Moratorium, But Advocates Say Tenants Remain Under Threat
Sadef Ali Kully |
Advocates say the eviction moratorium should also cover housing court cases filed prior to the start of the pandemic: ‘No one should have to fight to save their home during a pandemic. There is no good venue in which eviction cases can move forward.’
Mapping the Future
Debate Over Contentious Industry City Rezoning Resumes, As Local Councilmember Opposes Plan
Sadef Ali Kully |
Carlos Menchaca, the council member whose district includes Industry City, said he would reject the application, setting off a debate over whether a single lawmaker should hold up a development project with potential citywide impact.
Housing and Homelessness
Understanding NYCHA’s New Rescue Plan
Sadef Ali Kully |
With 62,000 units already effectively moving off the authority’s books under NYCHA 2.0, this new ‘Blueprint for Change’ addresses NYCHA’s other 110,000 apartments—which together need a $25 billion repair job.
