Brooklyn
Jumaane Williams, East Flatbush Residents Call for Contextual Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
East Flatbush joins the list of neighborhoods where residents say they’re facing an onslaught of out-of-character development.
7 Train Coalition
Map: Near Potential Long Island City Rezoning, Fate of Waterfront Draws Concern
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
While the Long Island City rezoning study has been moving slowly, there have been controversial developments both west and east of the study area.
2018 Special Election
Special Election By the Numbers: Who’s Funding the 2 Bronx Races
Jeanmarie Evelly |
A special election on April 24 will determine who fills New York’s 11 vacant legislative seats, including two in the Bronx: one in the 32nd State Senate District and the other in the Assembly District 80.
Citywide
City Must Tackle Barriers to Career-Track Jobs in Construction, Advocates Say
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
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.
Brooklyn
East New York Mitchell-Lama Complex Sues Feds, City, Landlord in Federal Court
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The city says the Bloomberg-era preservation deal at Linden Plaza resulted in prolonged affordability. The tenants: widespread displacement.
Borough President Gale Brewer
Vibrant Opposition at BP’s Inwood Rezoning Hearing
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Most speakers called on the Borough President to vote no to the proposed Inwood rezoning, saying it would exacerbate displacement and tax local infrastructure.
Affordable Housing
Council Report Lays Out Agenda to Address NYC’s Segregation
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The report interrogates the meaning of integration in a gentrifying city and sets out 12 policy recommendations related to housing, schools and infrastructure.
CHR
Call for Crackdown on ‘Rent Fraud’ in Rezoning Neighborhoods
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
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.
Affordable Housing
Worries About Whether City is Keeping Tabs on Development in East New York
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The city says it’s committed to maximizing the creation of affordable housing in East New York, but local advocates wonder whether its efforts are sufficient.
Brooklyn
AUDIO: In Wake of Crown Heights Police Shooting, Quiet Anger Amid a Crowd of Mourners
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Between 50 and 100 people gathered near the spot where, about five hours earlier, a 34-year-old black man named Saheed Vassell was shot by NYPD officers.
