NYC2036? How the 2012 Olympics Bid Reshaped New York City
WEBAug 9, 2021 · The NYC2012 attempt faltered, but plans to reshape huge swaths of the city to accommodate brand new sporting venues—and, later, transformative residential projects—swiftly crossed the finish line, buoyed by Olympic fervor and a time-bound bid for the Games. The ongoing development in Long Island City’s Hunters Point, site of …
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Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness
WEBJun 14, 2022 · Mayor Eric Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announcing an early budget deal for FY2023. As the dust settles on New York City’s new $101 billion budget—and everyday residents are actually able to read the documents —housing and homeless advocates are tallying the wins and losses amid a deepening affordability crisis. The new budget ...
Early Votes Are In: NYCHA’s Coney Island Houses Opts to Stay in …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Voting sessions at NYCHA’s Coney Island and Unity Towers Houses, in which residents were asked to choose which funding model they want for their development, came to an end Thursday. Early tallies for the two sites, released Friday, yielded different results. A majority of the voting tenants at the Coney Island Houses have so far opted to remain as a federally-funded Section 9 development ...
Administrative Obstacles Jam Up Moving Process for NYC Shelter …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · After entering a Bronx homeless shelter last summer, Sterling Cash was determined to move out as quickly as possible. So Cash, 30, pounded the pavement, connected with a real estate broker and, by October 2021, got approved by a landlord for a one-bedroom in East Harlem going for $1,900 a month. His neighbor at …
Brooklyn Developer’s Rezoning Proposal Would Add 400-Foot …
WEBJan 5, 2022 · A Brooklyn-based real estate developer has submitted a proposal to rezone a four-block area at bustling Broadway Junction and surround the transit hub’s elevated subway tracks with mixed-use towers reaching up to 455 feet. The firm Totem Group submitted preliminary materials to the Department of City Planning (DCP) in October, a …
CityViews: Yes, Fare Evasion Costs the MTA. But What About the …
WEBJan 3, 2019 · Last year, the MTA’s purchases from Cubic included subway booth keyboards at $19,000 each; a $79,000 credit card reader, and two MetroCard booth machines at more than $400,000 apiece. The indirect and social costs of fare control, however, are even more significant. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits.
Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future …
WEBJul 1, 2021 · Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future Metro-North Stations Might Bring. By Griffin Kelly. The MTA will add four new Metro North stations to the East Bronx as part of its Penn Station Access Initiative. The Department of City Planning is researching the best ways to develop the surrounding neighborhoods, and garnering ...
Newly-Approved SoHo Rezoning Promises Affordable Homes.
WEBDec 20, 2021 · To qualify for one of the six two-bedrooms, four-person families can make between $47,966 and $71,580 per year. Those rents are set at $1,290 per month. John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit. Councilmember Margaret Chin, whose district includes the SoHo rezoning area, voted in favor of the project. Skepticism persists.
Processing Issues in Immigration Courts Upending New Yorkers’ …
WEBFeb 2, 2022 · The U.S. Immigration Court system is currently staring up the largest number of pending cases in history: 1,596,193. According to data recently released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, New York’s immigration courts alone have 167,614 cases pending — the largest backlog in decades.