CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
City Launches Online Tracking Tool for Rezoning Commitments
Jarrett Murphy |
There will be new tabs added to this tracker before the mayor is done, but it’s not easy to say how many.
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Planning Commission Approves Inwood Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
There was a lone vote against the plan to upzone several blocks, preserve the current mix on others, replace the library and try to connect the neighborhood to its waterfront. Next stop is the City Council.
BIDs
Boost to Local BID Has Some Inwood Rezoning Skeptics Worried
Sadef Ali Kully |
A city grant to the Washington Heights Business Improvement District and a group of Inwood arts organizations is part of the city’s Inwood Action Plan aimed at shoring up local firms. But some see BIDs as agents of gentrification.
Bronx
Report Finds Deep Need for Open Space in Brooklyn & Bronx Nabes
Sadef Ali Kully |
The call is for the city to double down on its ‘fantastic work on park equity.’
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City Releases Survey Results Ahead of Possible Second Bronx Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
While some are excited about possible improvements to the neighborhood, others are worried about displacement.
Brooklyn
Industry, NYCHA and Flooding are Areas of Concern as Gowanus Moves Toward Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
A long, multifaceted public-engagement process produced a planning framework with many positives and few surprises for neighborhood advocates. But two areas of concern remain.
Brooklyn
Gowanus Planning Framework is Out
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘We believe this framework gets the balance right for thoughtful growth with truly shared benefits.’
auto
Can the Auto-Repair Sector Survive the Jerome Ave. Rezoning?
Sadef Ali Kully |
Every time a zoning change or development project pushes the auto industry out of one neighborhood, it gets harder to find it a new home.
Affordable Housing
Housing Supply Growing, But Getting Outpaced by Population’s Swell, Jobs Boom
Sadef Ali Kully |
Why are rents climbing even as the number of housing units soars?
Brooklyn
New York City’s Biggest ‘Food Swamps’
Lea Ceasrine |
Scientists used to think ‘food deserts’ were linked to severe health risks, like obesity. But it turned out the existence of food swamps more accurately predicts obesity rates.
