City officials say yes to land use reform, but face uphill battle
Officials tackling the housing crisis agree that the city needs to shorten the environmental review process that snarls rezonings....
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Bronx BP defies Nimbys on controversial Throggs Neck project
UPDATED Aug. 30, 2022, 7:30 p.m.: In one of her first major land use decisions as Bronx borough president,...
Harlem resi towers project heads to contentious Council vote
A controversial proposal for residential towers in Harlem is now in the hands of the City Council. The City...
City Planning head talks 421a, easing into rezonings
UPDATED April 19, 2022, 1:47 p.m.: City Planning is not exactly itching to tackle another neighborhood rezoning. Instead, the...
Dan Garodnick to head City Planning
Mayor Eric Adams is expected to appoint Dan Garodnick as chairman of the City Planning Commission. Garodnick, who was a Manhattan City Council member for 12 years, will also take over as director of...
Adams to tap Jessica Katz for housing post, Carlo Scissura to run EDC
Mayor Eric Adams’ real estate brain trust is starting to take shape. Adams is expected to appoint Jessica Katz...
Freedom! 2,000 businesses to escape commercial rent tax
Some 2,000 businesses in Manhattan won’t have to pay a pesky commercial rent tax. The City Council approved a...
At the desk of: Dan Garodnick
From the November issue: City Council member Dan Garodnick represents New York City’s 4th District, which spans a large swath of Manhattan’s East Side, from Murray Hill to the Upper East Side with Koreatown and...
City Council vs. de Blasio: Mayor isn’t a fan of reformed commercial rent tax
A proposal to declaw Manhattan’s commercial rent tax has pitted Mayor Bill de Blasio against his own party. A...
Get ready for a ton of new office space (maybe): City Council greenlights rezoning of Midtown East
The City Council on Wednesday cleared the way for 6.5 million square feet of new office space to rise in Midtown East. The council...