New York City housing policy news
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Welcome to the Mapping the Future newsletter, where we feature reporting by City Limits and other outlets—as well as resources for readers—on the politics and policy of land-use and housing in New York City.
Here are this week's top stories:
Opinion: Gowanus Rezoning Must Heed COVID-19 Lessons & Offer Racial Justice ([link removed][UNIQID])
'The de Blasio administration must recommit to advancing its first rezoning in what is now a majority white, middle-income neighborhood and ensure that the vision of a thriving, inclusive, and resilient Gowanus is actually realized.’
COVID-19 Hit Hard in Areas With Deep Housing Violations: Report ([link removed][UNIQID])
Housing code violations, rent burdens and mortgage vulnerability were high in some of the areas that saw high coronavirus death rates.
Officials, Housing Advocates Call for Better Tenant Protections as COVID Crisis Drags On ([link removed][UNIQID])
Senator Mike Gianaris painted a bleak picture of what the housing crisis could look like if adequate legislation does not pass in the upcoming legislative session, and if the state continues to rely on the federal government to “come and save the day.”
From Around the City and Beyond
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** Queens Populates Big-project List for Second Straight Month [The Real Deal ([link removed][UNIQID]) ]
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** No, Manhattan Home Prices are not Plummeting [Curbed ([link removed][UNIQID]) ]
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** NYC Developers Push to Jump-Start Public Review of Key Construction Projects [The City ([link removed][UNIQID]) ]
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** For Your Calendar:
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* Friday, July 17, 10 a.m.: The New York City Council Committee on Standards and Ethics remote executive session hearing. Details: [Here] ([link removed])
* Tuesday, July 21, 9:30 a.m.: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission teleconference public hearing/meeting. The hearing will be livestreamed by the Zoom app and LPC’s Youtube ([link removed][UNIQID]. ) channel and calendar [Here] ([link removed][UNIQID])
Citizens' Toolkit
Worried about bringing COVID-19 home
now that the city is reopening?
Here are some tips on how to properly disinfect,
courtesy of the CDC ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
Affordable Apartments
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The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development is closing lotteries ([link removed][UNIQID]) on the following subsidized buildings over the next week:
3512-3514 Farragut Road ([link removed][UNIQID])
93 Linden Street ([link removed][UNIQID])
938 Bushwick Avenue ([link removed][UNIQID])
26-26 18th Street ([link removed][UNIQID])
3506 & 3508 Farragut Road ([link removed][UNIQID])
West 127th Street ([link removed][UNIQID])
523 West 173rd Stree ([link removed][UNIQID]) t ([link removed][UNIQID])
2858 Linden Boulevard ([link removed][UNIQID])
104 Linden Boulevard ([link removed][UNIQID])
41-53 77th Street ([link removed][UNIQID])
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