Documents About the East Harlem Rezoning
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Documents from the Bloomberg-era Sustainable East New York plan, the environmental review and the de Blasio rezoning.
The legendary investigative journalist Wayne Barrett received the 2016 Urban Journalism Award at City Limits’ 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Monday night. Barrett took the mic about 90 minutes before the first presidential debate.
Some residents want commercial development, but are concerned about the impact of new housing. Others support residential development, but don’t agree on whether it should serve the poor or middle class.
The MoveNY Fair Plan now exists in proposed form in both the state Senate and Assembly. Advocates hope the MTA’s cash crunch will convince more lawmakers to sign on in the next session.
Given how large federal policy looms when it comes to housing issues, and the importance of housing to New York City, is this the part of the campaign where the candidates talk about it?