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    Plans for Broadway Junction’s Transformation and Revitalization are Revealed

    New York City Economic Development Corporation  •  Transit Hub Development  •  Broadway Junction, Brooklyn

    Image Credit: NYCEDC and WXY Architecture & Urban Design

    The Vision Document represents the first effort by the City and the Brooklyn community to solely focus on Broadway Junction. On August 15, 2019, Council Member Rafael L. Espinal, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) commissioned a Vision Document, Broadway Junction: Vision for the Future that serves as a guide to supporting the transformation of Broadway Junction in Brooklyn. The Vision Document is the first step towards transforming and reinvigorating the area’s transit hub and economic center.

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    Tags : Broadway Junction, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council Member Rafael Espinal Jr, New York City Economic Development Corporation, NYCEDC
    Date: 08/26/2019
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    DCP Releases Storefront Vacancy Report

    Department Of City Planning  •  Storefront vacancies  •  Citywide

    Map shows the storefronts studied in SoHo. Blue dots represent occupied stores; pink dots represent vacancies; yellow dots represent vacancies with construction or a store coming soon. Image Credit: NYC DCP

    The causes of vacancies vary due to differences in local economies and other community characteristics. On August 8, 2019, the Department of City Planning released “Assessing Storefront Vacancy in NYC”, a report which examines retail patterns and storefront vacancies across 24 different neighborhood shopping corridors around the city. (more…)

    Tags : Department of City Planning, storefront vacancies, vacancy study
    Date: 08/14/2019
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    Mayor de Blasio Announces Citi Bike Expansion Throughout All Boroughs

    Mayor  •  Bike Share Expansion  •  Citywide

    Map of Citi Bike expansion shown in dark blue. Expansion underway is shown in red. Existing CitiBike service shown in light blue. Image Credit: Mayor’s Office.

    The Citi Bike expansion will double the current service area by 35 square miles and triple the number of bikes to 40,000. On July 16, 2019, the de Blasio Administration announced Citi Bike’s expansion. Last November, Lyft entered into an agreement with the City to invest $100 million in Citi Bike, which will double the size of Citi Bike’s service area and triple the number of bikes in the program. The expansion will take place from 2019 to 2023 and will bring Citi Bike to all of Manhattan, the Bronx, and deeper into Brooklyn and Queens. (more…)

    Tags : Citibike, CitiBike expansion
    Date: 07/23/2019
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    Comptroller Report Finds Airbnb Usage Contributed to High Rent Problem

    Comptroller's Office  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Image credit: New York City Office of the Comptroller

    On April 2018, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued a report on the impact of Airbnb on City rents. The report looked at how the home-sharing company impacted rent in the City over the period of 2009 to 2016. The report found that rental rates increases during this time period can be attributed to Airbnb. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Airbnb, Brooklyn, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Comptroller, Manhattan, rent increase, rents
    Date: 05/10/2018
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    Ten NYCHA Developments To Receive New Rat Extermination Plan

    Office of the Mayor  •  NYCHA  •  Citywide

    Image credit: Office of the Mayor.

    De Blasio Administration will focus on reducing rat population through different extermination measures. On April 17, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new rat extermination plan for the NYCHA’s ten most rat-infested developments. The extermination plan is part of the Mayor’s $32 million Neighborhood Rat Reduction Program to reduce rat populations in the most infested City neighborhoods: ­­­­­­­Grand Concourse in the Bronx, Chinatown, East Village, and Lower East Side in Manhattan, and Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. This plan is also furthers the de Blasio Administration’s goal to preserve and strengthen public housing. (more…)

    Tags : extermination, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Neighborhood Rat Reduction, NYCHA, rat, rodenticide
    Date: 04/19/2018
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