Economic Dignity
Van Bramer Says He’ll Listen to Public Housing Residents on Rezonings
Councilmember and Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer addresses the Justice for All Coalition at Queensbridge Houses’ community center on October 16, 2017. Originally published By Abigail Savitch-Lew | October 17, 2017 Link to original article published on citylimits.org On Monday night, City Council Majority Leader and local Councilmember James Van Bramer addressed a crowded room in the basement of…
Read MoreHolding on to that Rent-Stabilized Apartment Is Getting Harder in Some Neighborhoods
There are still more than 900,000 rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, but these regulated units are turning over at a faster rate in certain neighborhoods, according to a new report by the city’s Independent Budget Office Astoria, Morningside Heights and Bay Ridge all have high concentrations of rent-regulated housing built prior to 1974. It’s an important distinction,…
Read MoreAnti-Gentrification Affordable Housing Marching Band Protest
MIDTOWN – An group of anti-gentrification protesters held a mock funeral for affordable housing and briefly disrupted a meeting of the Real Estate Board of New York at a Midtown hotel Wednesday. https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170315/midtown-east/rebny-gentrification-affordable-housing-marching-band-protest
Read MoreAnti-Gentrification Marching Band Stages ‘Funeral’ at Real-Estate Gala
Originally published in DNAinfo on March 15, 2017 By Noah Hurowitz MIDTOWN — An group of anti-gentrification protesters held a mock funeral for affordable housing and briefly disrupted a meeting of the Real Estate Board of New York at a Midtown hotel Wednesday. The group, led by Faith in New York, marched to the tune of…
Read MoreNYCHA Worries Drive Doubts About Long Island City Rezoning
Originally published at City Limits on March 14, 2017 Written by Abigail Savitch-Lew On Monday night, public-housing residents and other Long Island City and Astoria stakeholders expressed strong skepticism about the city’s rezoning study for Long Island City, with many attendees expressing concern that a potential rezoning would create housing unaffordable to low-income residents at a time…
Read MoreWith Inwood Rezoning Slowed, Attention Turns to Inwood Library Project | City Limits
Almost a year after the city said it was moving quickly to propose a rezoning plan for Inwood, the city has yet to produce a draft scope of work describing the details of the proposal. Some believe the city put the rezoning on the backburner after community residents pushed local Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez to say…
Read MoreIn rezoning, a tale of two cities
In rezoning, a tale of two cities: Poorer, black and Latino neighborhoods and wealthier, predominantly white ones still get treated very differently by the city Photo: James Keivom/New York Daily News BY: ONLEILOVE ALSTON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, September 12, 2016, 5:00 AM Ever since Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez rejected a proposed rezoning in the Inwood…
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