Community Boards
City Says Bay Street Rezoning Could ‘Bring all the Pieces of the Puzzle Together’
Sadef Ali Kully |
But the plan faces a host of questions abut affordability, small business protections, traffic, parks and drainage.
City Launches Pilot Program to Legalize Basement Apartments
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘Converting basement units into safe and legal housing is an important way to address New York City’s affordability crisis.’
East Harlem Advocates’ Shocking Demand: Could We Use the Restroom?
Jarrett Murphy |
Hear the voices of those who want the city to reopen a comfort station that has been closed since the 70s in an area where cops write hundreds of tickets each year citing homeless people and others for public urination.
Agenda 2019
Property Tax Reform Could Ease Housing Emergency: Report
Jarrett Murphy |
Property tax reform is not the kind of topic that gets hearts a-thumping. Urgency seems to be building for some kind of reform, however.
climate change
Key Moment for NYC’s Post-Sandy Flood Protection Plans
Karina Hernandez |
As community groups oppose the city’s moves on an East Side resiliency project, the region awaits the Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal for harbor storm barriers.
Affordable Housing
Does Mayor’s Housing Plan Help Where It’s Needed? Report Offers Complex Answers
Sadef Ali Kully |
The detailed study by the city’s Independent Budget Office set out to address questions that have dogged the de Blasio plan, as they dogged the Bloomberg administration’s housing plan before it.
Agenda 2019
Tenant Organizations Ramping Up Push to Strengthen and Expand Rent Laws
Sadef Ali Kully |
While it seems almost certain the rent laws will be tightened it’s less sure that the geographic reach of the laws will be expanded.
Brad Lander
Gowanus Open House Reveals Proposed Rezoning Faces Optimism, Opposition
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘They heard us for the most part but they did not get everything right. And that is what this part is about.’
Homepage Featured
What Does the City’s Eviction Data Really Mean?
Sadef Ali Kully |
The number of evictions has dropped again, but some areas were still hit hard.
Ben Carson
NYCHA Residents Cheer Decision on Monitor, Wait to Learn if They’ll Have a Real Voice
Jarrett Murphy |
‘We cannot relax. We don’t know what this federal monitor is going to do.’
