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Opinion: The $4 Billion Housing Blueprint for New York City’s Next Mayor

‘We call on the next mayor to invest… $2.5 billion for affordable housing rental and homeownership opportunities and $1.5 billion for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and to move the city’s reporting structure away from raw production totals and into more meaningful areas, including racial equity and levels of affordability.’

March 8, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/03/08/opinion-the-4-billion-housing-blueprint-for-new-york-citys-next-mayor/

Gowanus Group Files Lawsuit Over City’s Use of Virtual Hearings During Rezoning Review

Voice of Gowanus announced it would file a lawsuit Friday challenging the city’s plan to hold virtual hearings during the public review of its proposal to rezone the neighborhood, and demanding the de Blasio administration delay the discussions until they can be held in-person.

January 15, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/01/15/gowanus-group-files-lawsuit-over-citys-use-of-virtual-hearings-during-rezoning-review/

Opinion: It’s Time to End Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. Here Are Some Alternatives

‘The fact is that MIH is just bad policy. In New York City’s housing market, it mostly enriches developers and real estate speculators while inflicting real harm to the neighborhoods it’s supposed to help.’

December 23, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/12/23/opinion-its-time-to-end-mandatory-inclusionary-housing-here-are-some-alternatives/

Comprehensive Planning Bill Raises Key Questions for Mayoral Hopefuls

Housing advocacy groups and some elected officials have been pushing for years for the city to adopt a comprehensive plan, and an earlier effort to do so was abandoned during the City Charter Revision process in 2019.

December 21, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/12/21/comprehensive-planning-bill-raises-key-questions-for-mayoral-hopefuls/

The Check In: NYC Public Meetings Go Virtual

City Limits’ housing reporting Sadef Kully discusses the city’s shift to online public hearing and meetings, which make it easier for some New Yorkers to attend but has drawn other complaints.

December 17, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/12/17/the-check-in-nyc-public-meetings-go-virtual/

For City’s Public Meetings, Shift to Virtual Format Has Meant Attendance Boost—& Complications

The shift to remote-only civic meetings during the pandemic is impacting how communities get to weigh in on important city proposals, like rezonings. It’s led to more people attending — but there have also been problems, and criticism.

December 14, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/12/14/for-citys-public-meetings-shift-to-virtual-format-has-meant-attendance-boost-complications/

What’s Ahead for New York City Housing in 2021

Next year will mark a critical time for New York land use and housing policies, as the city faces a looming evictions crisis and the de Blasio administration will push to approve its final neighborhood rezonings.

December 3, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/12/03/whats-ahead-for-new-york-city-housing-in-2021/

Inwood Rezoning Can Move Forward, State’s Highest Court Rules

The New York Court of Appeals declined to hear an Inwood community group’s appeal to a July court decision, which reversed an earlier ruling that would have annulled the controversial rezoning plan.

November 24, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/11/24/inwood-rezoning-can-move-forward-states-highest-court-rules/

Opinion: NYC Must Do More to Reverse Racial Segregation, Starting With Housing

‘The Where We Live NYC Plan thankfully moves beyond the simplistic supply-side diagnosis and acknowledges the legacy of systemic racism. However, the plan needs to put forth bold and specific commitments to change business as usual. We can learn from other cities that have gone much further.’

November 18, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/11/18/opinion-nyc-must-do-more-to-reverse-racial-segregation-starting-with-housing/

A Look at the City’s ‘Blueprint’ Plan to Address Decades of Housing Inequities

The “Where We Live” report, released by HPD, outlines the city’s plans to create more equitable housing and capital investments by the year 2050 and further its Fair Housing goals.

November 9, 2020 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2020/11/09/a-look-at-the-citys-blueprint-plan-to-address-decades-of-housing-inequities/