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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The rezoning conundrum
There are two kinds of places in this country: those with zoning and those without. Houston is the best known zoning-free city, but it’s not alone. Drive through upstate New York and you’ll see...
Chapman proposes UES rental tower despite likely opposition
The Chapman Group wants to rezone a site in Yorkville to make way for a 500-unit rental tower. Securing...
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In socialists we trust: Tiffany Cabán and the great housing breakthrough
It was the New York equivalent of Nixon in China when Tiffany Cabán came to terms with a developer...
Far-left Council member approves 1,400-unit Queens development
One of New York’s most progressive City Council members said she would approve a million-square-foot development in her Queens...
Developer to Harlem pol who blocked project: “Truck you!”
A Council member who rejected a project in her Harlem district featuring 917 apartments — half of them affordable...
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This is the Eric Adams that real estate has been waiting for
During his campaign for mayor, Eric Adams said all the right things about building more housing. But in the...
Adams throws support behind controversial Bronx rezoning
On a drizzly morning outside City Hall, Mayor Eric Adams gave a team of aspiring developers in Throggs Neck...
Rezoning for more housing costs developers a fortune: report
Rezoning in New York City will cost you — adding as much as $45 million to a high-rise apartment...
Challenge to Blood Center development was in vain
A judge agreed with neighbors of the New York Blood Center that its massive redevelopment will be “annoying” for...