As elected officials, community advocates and residents raised questions about the lack of ULURP for the proposed towers, Community Planning Commission members voiced doubts about the accuracy of the city’s environmental reviews.
Opposition to the towers is vocal, and the oppositions’ strategies are varied: Some want to force a land-use review via legislation, while others are threatening a lawsuit.
Advocates from Buffalo to Brownsville and the LES to LA are voicing concerns about displacement. One local group has compiled a menu of policies to fight it.
The 700-page Draft Environmental Impact Statement represents the only formal public review of the proposed towers, unless legislative changes go through that would require a full ULURP.
There will be new tabs added to this tracker before the mayor is done, but it’s not easy to say how many.
The De Blasio administration has expanded partnerships with unions and amped up construction safety requirements, but advocates say the city could go farther to ensure low income residents access real careers in the industry.
Rent-stabilized tenants made a lot of policy wins last year, but advocates say there’s still more the state and city could do to fight rent overcharges in rent-stabilized apartments.
Authors say that the nation’s current housing system fails communities and that political leaders must bring alternative models to scale.
In multiple Manhattan neighborhoods, groups say they want to limit tall buildings while alsodrequiring affordable housing. The De Blasio administration doesn’t always agree on the details.
Councilmember Francisco Moya, the new chair of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, says his land use priorities are rooted in his Queens upbringing.
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