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    Mayor’s Office Announces Jay Street Busway to be Permanent

    Mayor, Uncategorized  •  Busways  •  Downtown Brooklyn

    Jay Street Busway. Image Credit: NYC DOT.

    DOT data shows increase in speeds along the busway by 47 percent. On November 19, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman announced that the Jay Street Busway in Downtown Brooklyn will now be permanent. The busway runs on Jay Street between Tillary Street and Livingston Street. The busway was in a pilot program as part of the Better Buses Restart Plan since August 2020.  (more…)

    Date: 11/22/2021
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    City Releases Right-to-Counsel Progress Report

    Mayor  •  Right to Counsel  •  Citywide

    The cover of the Right to Counsel Progress Report. Image Credit: NYC DSS.

    The implementation of the program citywide happened ahead of the scheduled 2022 goal. On November 17, 2021, the de Blasio administration released the Right to Counsel Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021. The Right to Counsel Program works to address the gap in access to legal representation for tenants in eviction cases.  (more…)

    Tags : evictions, housing court, Right to Counsel, tenants rights
    Date: 11/19/2021
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    HPD Reveals Plans for Almost 600 Affordable Units and New Performing Arts Center in East Harlem

    Department of Housing Preservation & Development  •  Affordable Housing  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Renderings of Timbale Terrace (left) and the East Harlem Multi-Service Center/Beacon site (right). Image Credit: HPD

    The two developments will have almost 600 affordable units between them. On August 13, 2021, the New York City Department of Housing Development and Preservation (HPD) announced its plan to develop nearly 600 affordable homes, a new Afro-Latin Music and Arts (ALMA) Center and to renovate the East Harlem Multi-Service Center in East Harlem. The project will include two mixed-use developments, located at 413 East 120th Street and at the former 25th Precinct parking lot on Park Avenue between East 118th and East 119th Streets. (more…)

    Date: 08/26/2021
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    City Furthers Progress on Downtown Far Rockaway Reconstruction

    Department of Design and Construction  •  Infrastructure  •  Downtown Far Rockaway, Queens

    New curb cuts and streets are part of the progress made during Phase 1 of the Downtown Far Rockaway reconstruction. Image Credit: NYC DDC,

    The project will enhance economic opportunity for Queens residents and prevent future flooding. On August 2, 2021, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and the Departments of Environmental Protection, Transportation, and Design and Construction announced the completion of Phase 1 of a $139 million project to revitalize Downtown Far Rockaway’s infrastructure. Phase 1 was completed ahead of schedule, 21 months after the project was first announced. (more…)

    Date: 08/23/2021
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    GUEST COMMENTARY: City Turns Back on Rational Zoning

    Commentary  •  Rezoning  •  Citywide

    Rendering of the proposed new building at 250 Water Street, which will replace a parking lot. Image Credit: NYC LPC

    Zoning is under attack in New York City. Not here or there, in this location or that, but the concept itself. This has been the long game of the city’s real estate interests, and after a decade of raids those interests have launched a full assault on several fronts. The historic city should expect no quarter. (more…)

    Tags : guest commentary, Rezoning, Spot zoning
    Date: 08/10/2021
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