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City of Maybe? Adams' plan to boost Big Apple economy passes Council -- with some changes
Mayor Eric Adams' plan to boost New York City business and job growth passed the City Council Thursday – with some changes.
Eric Adams' zoning confusion and more: Letters to the Editor — May 26, 2024
NY Post readers discuss NYC zoning laws, the Knicks' defeat and Columbia University.
Adams needs to make NYC livable NOW — before complicating it with problematic new zoning
Mayor Adams' "City of Yes" rezoning push can have benefits, but the mayor must understand that without competent enforcement of existing laws and rules, different uses don’t so much mix...
Albany's flawed new housing tax break just killed a magnificent Brooklyn project
Don’t believe Gov. Hochul’s so-called replacement for the 421-a tax-abatement program will spur the creation of new homes the way its predecessor did.
Developers want to convert unused offices into housing — here's what's stopping them
It's easier said than done to convert fiscally distressed office towers into affordable housing.
Inside the 6 most fascinating, innovative reconstruction projects in NYC
Here’s a look at some of the most fascinating extreme makeovers in New York City now making their debut.
Want to own a deserted island? Party hotspot Beer Can Island listed for $14.2M
That's a lot of clams.
Bribing homeowners to build tiny houses won't solve NYC's housing problem
City Hall plans to pay — bribe? — 15 homeowners up to a staggering $400,000 each to build an ADU on their property.
Adams rolls out sweeping housing reforms, biggest NYC zoning changes in years
Mayor Eric Adams unveiled Thursday the largest overhaul of the Big Apple's cumbersome zoning regulations in decades that would reshape development across the five boroughs.
On housing as on all else, Hochul must focus on winning politics
Start playing smart politics, gov, or you'll soon be no more than a figurehead.
Democrats from Biden to Hochul are targeting suburban homeowners
Democrats seem to believe everyone has a right to the same lifestyle, whether they’ve earned enough to pay the tab or not. So why stop with housing equity?
Stephen and Ayesha Curry oppose development near their $30M home
NBA marksman Stephen Curry prefers three-point daggers to three-story developments as he and his wife officially object to multi-family housing being built next door to theirs.
Exhibit #1 in why it's so hard to build housing in New York City
Consider Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling this month freezing work because the developer made an agreement with the Landmarks Preservation Commission to save the South Street Seaport Museum.
Will Hochul fight to win on her new housing agenda?
In short, the gov apparently means to push in the right direction, and has clearly been consulting with Mayor Eric Adams (whose similar housing ideas we'll review later this week).
Fix the laws behind the city's housing shortage
One main reason housing is so expensive in this town is that state and city laws make it so expensive to put up new buildings.
Adams mustn't let NYC Council derail a promising Queens development
Astoria, Queens, is a charming, polyglot, historically rich community known for its humane scale, great food and concentration of artistic talent.
New York OKs least new housing of any city in Northeast
New York City approved less new housing per resident than any other Northeast city in 2020.
Adams should veto NYC Council’s punitive plan for SoHo and NoHo residents
Adams has the power to veto this cruel, unfair and harmful legislation. The council passed it and sent it to former Mayor Bill de Blasio Dec. 15, and he declined...
De Blasio's DOE is rushing to destroy as many good schools as it can before he leaves office
With his eye on a run for governor, a Biden administration job or some way to start paying back his vast debts, lame-duck Mayor Bill de Blasio apparently didn't know...
DOE axes zoned high school option that guaranteed neighborhood seats
The city Department of Education has quietly done away with high-school zoning, which for decades guaranteed students a seat in a school near their home.