Bronx
De Blasio Administration Doing Outreach Ahead of Likely Second Bronx Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The outreach effort precedes a likely rezoning push expected late next year.
BIDs
CityViews: Disney’s Move Shows Public-Private Partnerships Work, Especially in Hudson Square
Ellen Baer |
‘While Disney’s move to Hudson Square was major news, it was also a reminder of the power of partnership and investment in an area with real potential.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Let’s Stop the Zero-Sum Debate Pitting Open Space vs. Affordable Housing
Karen Haycox and Scott Short |
‘The complex goals of communities must be addressed holistically, with a commitment to developing assets that enrich and empower resident experience. ‘
Affordable Housing
Opinion Split at City Planning Commission Hearing on Proposed Inwood Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
Some Planning Commission members expressed concerns during their questioning of city officials.
Bronx
New Council Land-Use Chair Says Belief in Mixed Income and ‘Fair Share’ Will Shape His Tenure
Jarrett Murphy |
Rafael Salamanca, Jr., is one of the most junior members of the New York City Council but has secured one of the most powerful posts on the body: head of the Land-Use Committee that will oversee consideration of Mayor de Blasio’s neighborhood rezonings.
Community Boards
Panel: City’s Community Planning Process in Need of Major Overhaul
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A report, produced by over 40 organizations, elaborates on critiques of the de Blasio administration’s neighborhood rezoning efforts and proposes a set of citywide reforms.
Housing and Homelessness
From Georgia to NYC: The Civil Rights Roots of Community Land Trusts
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A new documentary looks at the rise, fall and rebirth of Georgia’s New Communities, Inc., which aimed to empower Black sharecroppers in the 1960s but might offer lessons for urban dwellers of today.
Mapping the Future
City Picks Developers for Harlem Site, to Advocates’ Disappointment
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A fifth of apartments at the 111th street project will be for families making below $24,480, and one fourth of units will be permanently rent-restricted.
artists
As Gowanus Rezoning Approaches, Owners on Canal’s Banks Looking to Cash In or Stay Put
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Everyone who owns property who spoke to City Limits—perhaps with the exception of some artist owners—are exhilarated by the looming prospect of a rezoning. See an interactive map!
Brooklyn
Podcast: From Coney Island to Atlantic Yards, Lessons of ‘The Brooklyn Wars’
Jarrett Murphy |
Hear an interview with Neil deMause, whose new book recounts the battles that reshaped Coney Island, Fulton Street, Atlantic Yards and the city around them.
