Brooklyn
Gowanus Groups Pressing for Specifics as Rezoning Review Nears
Sadef Ali Kully |
As large real-estate deals continue to close, neighborhood stakeholders have raised some unresolved concerns.
Bronx
Public Health is Task Force Focus in Wake of Jerome Avenue Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The Jerome Avenue rezoning deal included the formation of a task force on local health issues. The public has been identifying its top concerns, some of which relate to the very development the rezoning is bringing.
Community Boards
Inwood Seeing New City Programs and Developer Interest 1 Year After Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
Inwood’s rhythms and feel seem unchanged a year after the rezoning. But physical changes are underway, with more to come.
Many Reasons Drive City’s Storefront Vacancies, Report Says
Sadef Ali Kully |
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.
Opinion: In Bushwick Rezoning, City Should Implement Community’s Own Plan
Antonio Reynoso and Rafael Espinal |
‘Bushwick provides an opportunity for the de Blasio administration to renew its commitment to community planning, demonstrate how zoning can be used to protect a neighborhood from gentrification instead of catalyzing it, and affirm the importance of local voices.’
Brooklyn
Photo Essay: Bushwick, 2019
Adi Talwar |
Housing pressures mount. A rezoning looms. Men play dominoes on a leafy street. And a fruit stand sells a rainbow.
bike lanes
Pedestrian Injuries Rise in Bushwick, Where Safety Features are Few
Rachel Rippetoe |
An upcoming rezoning has some worried that more residents will clog up the roads in cars and bikes, contributing to more crashes and pedestrian deaths.
Charter Revision
Pol: Blackouts, Flooding and Subway Woes Show Need for Revamped Planning
Jarrett Murphy |
The Brooklyn Councilmember says this year’s Charter Revision Commission missed a chance to fix deep flaws in the way New York does land-use planning.
Brooklyn
Bushwick +10: A Changing Neighborhood Faces a Tighter Housing Crunch
Jarrett Murphy |
With a major rezoning looming for Bushwick, it’s time for another deep look. So, over the next four weeks, City Limits’ reporting staff will spend the bulk of its time in Bushwick, looking for stories, interviewing people and distributing information.
affordability
One Bushwick, Two Visions: How Local Leaders’ Rezoning Proposal and the City’s Plan Match Up
Sadef Ali Kully |
There are some similarities between the community and city rezoning proposals but the differences are important to Bushwick community members who say they have waited for decades for serious public investments in their neighborhood.
