East Harlem
CityViews: East Harlem Needs a Community-Led Rezoning
David Nocenti, Gus Rosado and Richard Berlin |
‘Our neighborhood plan includes investments in people, in every season of their lives.’
East Harlem
Major Hearing Tuesday on East Harlem Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The ULURP process for the de Blasio administration’s rezoning proposal hits a key milestone this week.
Housing and Homelessness
Print and Share Our ZoneIn Newsletter on East Harlem
Jarrett Murphy and Abigail Savitch-Lew |
This handy explainer of the proposals circulating in East Harlem, the process that the city’s plan will now go through and the opinions that some neighborhood residents have is available in Spanish as well as English.
Community Boards
Clash of Opinions on De Blasio’s Approach to Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
At a panel discussion hosted by City Limits, experts split over the premise and impact of the mayor’s housing and rezoning plan. But they agreed that the planning process could be improved.
Development
More Than Two Sides to Talk About Potential Rezoning in East Harlem
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Supporters of the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan say their rezoning proposal is not just better than the city’s, but also superior to the option of not rezoning at all.
East Harlem
Draft Housing Plan for East Harlem Frustrates Stakeholders
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
East Harlem Neighborhood Plan participants said it was disappointingly vague, and others said it won’t be enough to counter rezoning displacement pressures.
Multimedia
Video: Plans, Proposals and Other Voices in the East Harlem Rezoning Debate
Jarrett Murphy |
The media (including City Limits) often depicts the rezoning discussion in East Harlem as a debate between the city and backers of an alternative rezoning plan. Reality is more complicated.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: America’s Racial History Breeds Distrust of Land-Use Policies
Harry DeRienzo |
The distrust that has greeted Bill de Blasio’s rezoning proposals in some neighborhoods stems partly from a long history of racist policy of which the mayor is not part but needs to be aware.
Homepage Featured
Next NYCHA Infill Site To Add More Units to Two Bridges Neighborhood
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Lower East Side waterfront, already grappling with five proposed luxury towers, will now also get a mixed-income development on public housing land.
Housing and Homelessness
Late Addition to Rockaway Plan Stirs Concerns at Queens BP Hearing
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
At eight o’clock the night before Melinda Katz’s hearing, the de Blasio administration announced changes to the rezoning.
