Affordable Housing
Housing Update: Bay Street Rezoning Moves Forward, City Presents Bushwick Draft Plan
Harry DiPrinzio |
It was a busy week for news related to New York City housing. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed.
City Planning Commission Approves Bay Street Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The City Council will now take up the sixth neighborhood rezoning it has considered during the de Blasio administration, and the first one on Staten Island.
affordability
Bushwick Awaits City’s Rezoning Proposal
Sadef Ali Kully |
Bushwick residents, elected officials and other stakeholders say they expect the city’s neighborhood rezoning plan—due out Tuesday—to differ from a community-generated vision released last year on the issues of density, the preservation of industrial space and affordability levels for housing.
Bronx
One Year After the Rezoning, Has Jerome Avenue Changed?
Sadef Ali Kully |
The de Blasio administration says it has started to deliver on promises of housing help, street improvements and business assistance. Tenant groups and business advocates, however, say their worries remain.
Bronx
Resident Input Sought as City Edges Toward Possible Bronx Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
Councilman Rafael Salamanca, who represents the area, says his biggest concern is the possible displacement of residents and small businesses.
Community Boards
City Says Bay Street Rezoning Could ‘Bring all the Pieces of the Puzzle Together’
Sadef Ali Kully |
But the plan faces a host of questions abut affordability, small business protections, traffic, parks and drainage.
Brooklyn
Watch Live: City Planning Presents its Proposal for a Gowanus Rezoning
City Limits |
Can’t make the February 28 meeting? Tune in here.
Brad Lander
Gowanus Open House Reveals Proposed Rezoning Faces Optimism, Opposition
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘They heard us for the most part but they did not get everything right. And that is what this part is about.’
Housing and Homelessness
Photo Essay: Meet Gowanus, Ahead of a Possible Rezoning
Adi Talwar |
If passed, the rezoning will reshape a neighborhood that is home to active heavy industry, a vibrant arts scene, major public-housing complexes and a massive Superfund clean-up.
Brooklyn
City Unveils Draft Rezoning Proposal for Gowanus
Sadef Ali Kully |
“I know that not everyone is excited about the idea of new residential and commercial development at heights taller than the surrounding brownstone neighborhoods. But I genuinely believe we are on the way to getting the balance right.”
