Bronx
What’s Happening This Week in NYC Housing? March 23-29
Ryan Pullido |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
affordability
Report: Leaders Must Gauge Displacement Risk Before Making Policy
Jarrett Murphy |
The Regional Plan Association found nearly 1 million people in the metropolitan region are at risk of displacement. Needed are programs to offset development pressure—and more caution about policies that make the pressure worse.
Economy
Odds Could Be Against Casino Opponents
Chris Giblin |
In the looming debate over full-scale casino gambling in New York, it will likely be harder for foes to document the proposal’s potential costs than for pro-casino advocates to predict benefits.
Government
New York: Local Transit's Future Depends on the Feds
Melanie Lefkowitz |
Transportation advocates in the nation’s largest city believe the 2012 election will decide the future of mass transit in the United States.
Government
NYCHA Seeks Multimillion-Dollar Advice—Quietly
Ruth Ford |
In the past year, the housing authority has let contracts worth $10 million to a consultant to oversee a major restructuring. The content of that advice is under wraps.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Planning For Cities' Future Must Be Fair
Arlene Rodriguez |
As the Regional Plan Association convenes its annual assembly, one participant notes that along with efficiency and the environment, equity must be a goal of urban planners.
Bronx
Federal Funds Have City Planners Eyeing East New York, Bronx
Jarrett Murphy |
A federal planning grant to be shared among several governments on either side of the New York-Connecticut border aims for transit-oriented development.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
A Liquid Asset: Why NYC Must Invest In Its Harbor
Alexander Brash |
Many cities have realized that natural resources are economic advantages, especially in attracting and retaining young professionals. For New York to compete, this op-ed argues, we must put more of our money where our water is.
Activism and Volunteerism
Obama's Urban Policy: Slow Start. Sustainable Finish?
Jarrett Murphy |
The president’s campaign pledge to pay attention to cities got some tough early reviews. But now communities around the country are getting federal help to plan for the future.
Bronx
Whose Dreams Will Decide?
Jarrett Murphy |
The push for neighborhoods to have more than a voice.
