City Planning Commission Approves Seward Park Redevelopment Proposal
City’s plan to redevelop urban renewal area in the Lower East Side would include 1.65 million sq.ft. of new development across nine City-owned sites. On August 22, 2012, the City Planning Commission...
View ArticleCity Council Tweaks Six-Acre Seward Park Redevelopment Plan Proposed for Area...
The City agreed to increase number of housing units from 900 to 1,000 and set aside space for on-site public school. On October 11, 2012 the City Council modified and approved the City’s Seward Park...
View ArticleLandmarks Approves Modifications to Seaport’s Pier 17 Redevelopment Plan
Modified plan would split redeveloped Pier 17 into two components, with signage added to roof and for the complex’s commercial tenants. On October 23, 2012, Landmarks agreed to amend a previously...
View ArticleLiu: City’s Marriott Marquis Lease is a $345 Million Land Giveaway
The City’s Economic Development Corporation is famous for doling out corporate welfare without making sure that the companies that get those tax breaks and subsidies produce jobs. Our latest discovery,...
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HPD Commissioner Been Addresses New Affordable Housing Initiatives
HPD will permit architect self-certification and expand M/WBE developer opportunities. On October 7, 2014, Commissioner Vicki Been of the NYC Housing Preservation and Development gave the keynote...
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Pratt Center Study Outlines Solutions for Industrial Rezoning
Study discusses solutions for achieving the expansion of affordable housing without sacrificing high-paying industrial jobs. On May 8, 2015 the Pratt Center for Community Development released a study,...
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Former Fish Market Building to be Dismantled, Reconstructed, Moved
The Tin Building will be elevated to bring it out of 100-year flood plain, and it will be restored to its market use as part of the larger Seaport development. On March 22, 2016, the Landmarks...
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City Council Approves Downtown Far Rockaway Rezoning
City Council approved a 22-block rezoning of Downtown Far Rockaway, Queens. On September 7, 2017, the City Council approved a large-scale rezoning and development plan for Downtown Far Rockaway by a...
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City Planning Approves Bronx Waterfront Rezoning That Could Create Over 1,000...
The City Planning Commission approves the rezoning of five-acres on the waterfront of the Harlem River. On August 23, 2017, the City Planning Commission approved an application by the New York City...
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NYC EDC and Elected Officials Announce $2.7 Million Renovation of Moore...
$2.7 Million in renovations to enhance facilities at one of Brooklyn’s oldest public markets. On August 20, 2019, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Council Member Antonio...
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