The January 10 conference on gentrification sponsored by CASA, the Bronx Documentary Center and City Limits looked at many of the questions around the most weighted word in local policy discussions today.
For months volunteers at dozens of community gardens have wondered which ones might be targeted for affordable housing. Our partners at Brooklyn Deep were in the room when gardeners learned the fate of their neighborhood plots.
NYCHA is bringing back the “Not Wanted” list, more cops are being assigned to address street homelessness and—in the wake of a cop’s death—the mayor is faulting criminal courts for leniency. This author wonders if this is a new Bill de Blasio, or just the real one.
The former NYCHA chairman was vilified for his plan to develop housing-authority land. Now that the de Blasio administration has issued its own infill plan, is it time for another look at Rhea’s reign?
Read some of the testimony that Ruben Diaz Jr. will hear tonight.
The de Blasio administration says the parcels sold off this week wouldn’t work for affordable housing, but some advocacy groups believe the city is shedding potentially valuable assets. Watch a video report.
If Industry City’s new owners are hoping to paint themselves as the saviors of Sunset Park, it’s a message that has backfired with some of its neighbors.
The first residential tower at the controversial Brooklyn development was supposed to pave the way for faster, cheaper housing construction using modular design. Internal state documents suggest the unique approach ran into serious trouble.
A Brooklyn Historical Society event moderated by City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy
City records display a sometimes hidden side of daily life in the city—the minor mishaps and serious accidents that occur on construction sites.
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