Housing and Homelessness
Tenant Coalition Moving Cautiously on Possible NYCHA Rent Strike
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘We have to take matters into our hands. We cannot solely depend on elected officials because our lives are at stake here.’
Brooklyn
Call for City to Assess Racial Impact as it Reviews Impact of Real-Estate Development
Sadef Ali Kully |
Proponents wonder why an environmental impact study that explores so many facets of a neighborhood—its workforce, open space, traffic, housing market and even shadows—cannot also look at racial impacts.
City Council
Community Board Rejects De Blasio’s Bay Street Rezoning, Demands Changes
Sadef Ali Kully |
The conditions set by the board included 20 acres of public open space, construction of new schools, additional ferry services and making the proposed renovations to the Cromwell recreation center a separate project with its own funding.
Mapping the Future
De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
Sadef Ali Kully |
The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
Government
Max & Murphy: Rafael Espinal, Candidate for Public Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
At midnight on January 1, a ball dropped in Manhattan, former Public Advocate Letitia James became the state attorney general, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson became the acting public advocate, and a race to fill James’ seat that had been stewing for months came to a boil.
Health and Environment
Planners Looking 25 Years Ahead Say NYC’s Climate and Transit Crises are Increasingly Urgent
Jarrett Murphy |
There have only been four regional plans. That’s because each plan—years in the making—is intended to shape policy for decades. But authors see growing need for immediate action on climate and transit.
Bronx
Diaz Suggests Landlord Tax Break in Exchange for New Rent Curbs
Jarrett Murphy |
Citing a need to address the looming problem of preferential rents without harming landlords who operate as small businesses, the Bronx borough president backs a law to prevent sudden rent spikes in exchange for a discount on property taxes.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
As Other Cities Look to Copy it, a Report on How Right to Counsel is Working in NYC
Jarrett Murphy |
San Francisco voters approved a similar program, Los Angeles lawmakers tasked that city’s housing department with developing one, and places like Philly, Newark and the nation’s capital are headed down the same road. But there are lessons to be learned from the Big Apple.
Mapping the Future
Lawsuit Cites Flaws in Environmental Review, Seeks Annulment of Inwood Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The challenge contends the Inwood rezoning’s environmental impact study missed important factors such as the impact on preferential rent leases, racial displacement, and minority- and women-owned businesses.
Development
Fight Over Land-Use Powers in Council’s Two Bridges Lawsuit
Sadef Ali Kully |
The suit by the City Council and Manhattan Borough President is one of three possible cases involving the proposed skyscrapers.
