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    City Housing Commissioner Steps Down After Three Years of Progress

    HPD  •  Citywide
    HPD Commissioner Vicki Been answering questions at the 130th CityLaw Breakfast.  Image credit:  CityLaw

    HPD Commissioner Vicki Been answering questions at the 130th CityLaw Breakfast. Image credit: CityLaw

    Vicki Been stepped down as Commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to return to academia. On January 17, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Commissioner Vicki Been would step down to return to teaching at New York University as the Boxer Family Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Furman Center. Prior to her appointment, Been served as the Director of NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, a leading academic and research center focusing on land use, real estate, and housing. (read more…)

    Tags : Commissioner Vicki Been, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Mayor Bill de Blasio
    Date:01/20/2017
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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    City Council no Longer a Rubber Stamp on Zoning Proposals

    NYC Zoning Law  •  New York Law School

    Panel of City Officials and industry leaders discussed NYC zoning and recent developments like Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability. On November 30, 2016, the Center for Real Estate Studies hosted a the breakfast forum, “Celebrating 100 Years of NYC Zoning: Setting the Future Agenda for Developers and Policy Makers.” Ross Moskowitz, a Partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, moderated a panel consisting of Commissioner Vicki Been, from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, City Council Member David G. Greenfield, Chair of the Committee on Land Use, Andrew Kimball, CEO of Industry City, and Ron Moelis, CEO of L+M Development Partners. (read more…)

    Tags : Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Ross Moskowitz, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
    Date:12/12/2016
    Category : The Center for Real Estate Studies
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    Event: Celebrating 100 Years of NYC Zoning: Setting the Future Agenda for Developers and Policy Makers

    NYC Zoning  •  New York Law School

     

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    Tags : Andrew H. Kimball, City Council's Land Use Committee, Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Ross Moskowitz, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
    Date:11/11/2016
    Category : Events
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    Mayor Bill de Blasio Reports on Progress of Housing New York Plan

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide
    The constructed and preserved affordable housing units by borough. Image credit: The Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

    The constructed and preserved affordable housing units by borough. Image credit: The Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

    The Mayor’s Administration is ahead of schedule in achieving its goal to build 200,000 affordable homes in 10 years. On July 26, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an update on the progress that has been made to achieve the goals set forth in his Housing New York plan, which seeks to build 200,000 affordable homes in 10 years. The Housing New York plan met the conclusion of its second fiscal year on June 30, 2016.  For CityLand’s previous coverage on the Housing New York plan, click here and here.

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    Tags : affordable housing, affordable housing buildings, Chairman Carl Weisbrod, Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Gary Rodney, Historic Districts Council, Housing New York, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYCHA
    Date:08/01/2016
    Category : Mayor
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    City Council Hears Testimony on Mayor de Blasio’s East New York Rezoning Proposal

    Affordable Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn
    Council Member Rafael Espinal questioning the panel of Mayoral Administration representatives. Image credit: CityLand

    Council Member Rafael Espinal questioning the panel of Mayoral Administration representatives. Image credit: CityLand

    Council Members expressed concern-ridden comments on the proposal’s plans for neighborhood job programs and the proposed housing’s lack of deep affordability levels.  On March 7, 2016, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on the East New York Community Plan. If approved, the Plan would make East New York, and portions of Cypress Hills and Ocean Hill, located in Brooklyn, the first area to be rezoned under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Carl Weisbrod, City Council, Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Rafael Espinal, East New York, East New York Community Plan, East New York Rezoning, Housing New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    Date:03/10/2016
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Mayor’s Zoning for Quality and Affordability Proposal

    Zoning for Quality and Affordability  •  Citywide
    The City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises hearing testimony from City Planning Chairman Carl Weisbrod, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, and Commissioner Vicki Been (from left to right). Image credit: CityLand

    The City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises hearing testimony from City Planning Chairman Carl Weisbrod, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, and Commissioner Vicki Been (from left to right). Image credit: CityLand

    Testimony was heard on a wide range of issues spanning from  decreased parking requirements to  increased building height limits.  On February 10, 2016, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Zoning for Quality and Affordability proposal. The hearing was held in the City Council Chambers in City Hall to accommodate the capacity audience.

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    Tags : Andrew Berman, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chairman Carl Weisbrod, Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member Corey Johnson, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Vincent Gentile, Historic Districts Council, Housing New York, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Zoning for Quality and Affordability
    Date:02/18/2016
    Category : City Council
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