Overblown neighborhood fears create a political environment in which local leaders face risks for supporting a sensible shelter policy. In the middle, but rarely heard amid the uproar, are everyday New Yorkers caught in a crisis.
September 9, 2019 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2019/09/09/the-shelter-wars-citys-need-for-beds-meets-opposition-in-several-neighborhoods/A Department of City Planning report that examined 24 commercial neighborhoods across the five boroughs found a small increase in storefront vacancies over the last decade — but says the uptick cannot be blamed on rising rents alone.
August 20, 2019 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2019/08/20/many-reasons-drive-citys-storefront-vacancies-report-says/From the banks of the East River to a NYCHA development uptown, Gale Brewer has resisted efforts by Bill de Blasio to undertake major development projects without going through ULURP.
May 2, 2019 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2019/05/02/max-murphy-manhattan-beep-challenges-multiple-mayoral-development-moves/‘At less than one-half of 1 percent of the city’s overall budget, the Department for the Aging has long struggled to receive the financial support it requires to meet its mission of ensuring the ‘the dignity and quality of life of diverse older adults.”
March 26, 2019 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2019/03/26/opinion-its-time-to-make-ny-a-faircity4allages/And who’s afraid of the pied-a-terre tax?
March 14, 2019 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2019/03/14/trump-budget-bashed-lead-rules-tightened-housing-headlines-from-around-the-city/‘To reduce crime, we need fewer vacant lots. It’s a proven, cost-effective strategy that empowers neighborhoods and improves quality of life for residents.’
November 14, 2018 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2018/11/14/cityviews-want-to-fight-crime-invest-in-parks/‘This was a missed opportunity to show real leadership–and it reflects poorly on our state’s progressive legacy.’
April 16, 2018 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2018/04/16/cityviews-the-new-state-budget-fails-to-protect-reproductive-healthcare/‘Revitalization began decades ago through community based groups throughout the South Bronx even as the fires still continued to burn.’
February 21, 2018 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2018/02/21/cityviews-the-activists-and-residents-of-mott-haven-arent-against-its-revitalization-in-fact-they-caused-it/FDNY responded to 41,000 fires in 2017. The city did not burn evenly, however: Some community districts saw four times as many fires as others.
February 13, 2018 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2018/02/13/urbanerd-where-nycs-fires-were-in-2017/Who is affordable housing for? Should NYCHA’s chairwoman resign? There are actual differences between the hopefuls’ experience and main priorities when it comes to housing policy.
December 13, 2017 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2017/12/13/where-the-council-speaker-candidates-stand-on-housing/
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