Mayor Eric Adams’ proposal to change land use rules across the five boroughs to promote housing construction is both sweeping and modest, officials leading the effort told City Council Monday in the first of two public hearings. Department of City Planning Commissioner Dan Gardonick and Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Adolfo Carrión […]
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Posted inManhattan
Tenant Leader Who Once Ripped ‘Predatory’ Roc Nation Casino Bid Was Offered $20,000 Monthly Contract from Jay-Z Owned Company
Roc Nation’s bid for a casino in Times Square tried to retain an influential tenant leader of the Manhattan Plaza complex, a leaked document shows.
Posted inKathy Hochul
Backlash Builds Over Business Tax Break Extension Adams Won in Albany
Fiscal watchdogs ask Hochul to limit a four-year renewal of the Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program, which costs half a billion dollars annually and is undergoing a review.
Posted inZoning
Botanic Garden Backers and Developers Face Off, Again, Over Shady Tower
Developers have cut their proposed apartment project in half in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, but that has not assuaged opponents who decried shadows that would skirt greenhouses.
Posted inLife
ABC No Rio, a Home for Anarchist Artists, Rises Again on the Lower East Side
Years after its demolition, ABC No Rio will get a new energy-efficient headquarters on the same site of its famous Rivington Street artists’ hub.
Posted inLower East Side
Abandoned for 49 Years, Baruch Bathhouse to Remain Deserted as Developer Nixes Ice Rink Plan
Parks Department officials told Manhattan’s Community Board 3 that a $50 million plan to build an ice rink at the site isn’t happening, setting back a years-long push to rehabilitate the space for locals.
Posted inCity Planning Commission
City of Yes Housing Proposal Picks Up New Ahead of Crucial Hearing
Several community boards and four of five borough presidents have indicated their approval, but opposition to new zoning rules persists in neighborhoods long opposed to building more housing.
Posted inDevelopment
City Orders Construction Shutdown at Adams Donor’s Midtown Hotel, In Unusual Reversal
Department of Buildings officials approved the project in late 2022, after deciding the removal of existing affordable units was allowed. Following a recent investigation by THE CITY and its news partners the agency now says the project doesn’t abide by zoning requirements.
Posted inHousing
City of No Way: Meet the Urban Planner Rallying New Yorkers Against Eric Adams’ Housing Agenda
Paul Graziano says he’s out to save the boroughs’ suburban-style neighborhoods and has a track record of locking out development. Now he’s determined to cut the mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ plan down to size.
Posted inEconomy
NYC Made a Big Bet on TV and Film Studios. Will They Survive an Industry Shakeout?
In the aftermath of strikes that shut down filming, fewer and shorter productions may mean jobs never regain pre-pandemic levels.