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When Rezoning Isn’t Just About Housing: Planning the Future of Jerome Avenue

6:00 pm on July 2, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Over the last few months, the Department of City Planning has lost the PR battle over the proposed Jerome Avenue rezoning. Residents and activists accused the city of trying to create a new neighborhood called “Cromwell-Jerome,” a reference to DCP’s initial plans for a zoning study, and in response, officials dropped “Cromwell” from the title. In reality, planning officials hope to revitalize a narrow, 73-block stretch around Jerome, from 167th Street to just south of Fordham Road. They want to improve parks, the streetscape, retail, community services, schools, and economic growth, instead of simply pushing through more housing development.

To Diversify Manhattan’s Retail, Free the Side Streets

6:00 pm on June 26, 2015 By Alexandru Săftoiu

Over the past few years, the public outcry over the perceived loss of New York City’s small and funky retail establishments has reached a fever pitch. Pseudonymous blogger Jeremiah Moss has chronicled it in his ongoing jeremiad, and even conservative commentator Nicole Gelinas bemoans the perceived bankification of her neighborhood, Midtown West.

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How Does Landmarking Affect Property Values and Development?

7:30 pm on June 19, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The half-century-old Landmarks law has played a valuable role in protecting the historic fabric of New York City’s neighborhoods, but it also limits the production of housing—particularly affordable housing—in neighborhoods with large historic districts.

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Why New York’s Property Taxes Punish Mid-Size Landlords and Poor Renters

8:00 pm on June 12, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

While the mayor and the governor sling mud over 421-a, neither leader has devoted much energy to fixing New York’s byzantine and inequitable property tax system, which hasn’t been reformed in more than 30 years.

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Interview: Bjarke Ingels on New Design for 200 Greenwich Street, aka Two World Trade Center

8:00 am on June 11, 2015 By Nikolai Fedak

YIMBY sat down with Bjarke Ingels to talk about his firm’s design for 200 Greenwich Street, aka Two World Trade Center. Despite public outcry following the change from the Norman Foster version of the tower, BIG’s innovative and forward-thinking building will truly respond to the human needs of its tenants, while also punctuating the Downtown skyline with a 1,340-foot take on a classic ziggurat. We’ve also obtained a few additional renderings of the soon-to-be icon’s impact on the cityscape.

Developers Worry About Building Condos Without 421-a

5:30 pm on June 5, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

As the clock ticks down to the state’s 421-a renewal deadline on June 15, developers are wondering how they’ll fare if condos no longer qualify for the tax abatement. Companies building lower cost apartments on the fringes of the city will likely be the hardest hit, since the tax break helps attract buyers to less desirable neighborhoods.

A Co-op Considers Developing New York City $10 at a Time

7:00 pm on May 29, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Last night, 130 people crowded into a tiny dance rehearsal room above a theater in the East Village to talk about how they could turn struggling or vacant properties into affordable spaces.

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Striking a Compromise Between Hotel Development and Manufacturing in Industrial Zones

6:00 pm on May 22, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Hotel developers are piling into manufacturing zones from the South Bronx to Bushwick, but the de Blasio administration is considering a ban on hotel development in these areas, particularly in protected industrial business zones (IBZs).

Mapping Illegal Conversions: A Look at New York City’s Hidden Affordable Housing

5:30 pm on May 15, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

YIMBY used the city’s Open Data portal to map the last five years of 311 complaints about illegal conversions, and the numbers illustrate what longtime New Yorkers already know: the majority of illegal apartments occupy homes in densely populated, working class areas with growing numbers of recent immigrants.

What Does de Blasio’s 421-a Reform Mean for the Outer Boroughs?

5:00 pm on May 8, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Mayor de Blasio unveiled his grand plan to fix 421-a this week, and his proposal requires any developer who wants to take advantage of the property tax exemption to set aside 25 to 30 percent of their units as affordable housing. And the abatement would be extended from 25 to 30 years, in an attempt to make the measure more palatable to developers.

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