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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:
'There is no good venue in which eviction cases can move forward. In person hearings require that tenants risk their health to save their homes and virtual proceedings require tenants to give up their due process rights to save their homes.'
State Extends Pandemic Eviction Moratorium, But Advocates Say Tenants Remain Under Threat
Advocates say the eviction moratorium should also cover housing court cases filed prior to the start of the pandemic: ‘No one should have to fight to save their home during a pandemic. There is no good venue in which eviction cases can move forward.’
City Planning Commission Approves Controversial Industry City Rezoning Plan
The Commission voted 11 to 1 in favor of the factious rezoning application, which would expand the Sunset Park manufacturing and innovation hub by 1.46 million square feet.
Opinion: City’s Finance-Driven Approach to Managing NYCHA is Wrong for Tenants
‘The financialization of public housing is dangerous because of how it changes the functional meaning of what housing is. These buildings are homes and communities, and places where people make their lives, take a break from life and create it, care for their families, and more,' says Kristen Hackett, a member of the Justice For All Coalition.
Opinion: Industry City Tycoons Are Exploiting Pandemic to Advance Rezoning
‘We agree that our community can benefit greatly from jobs and resources that prioritize local residents, regardless of their citizenship status. However, we will not rush into a plan simply because a few certain elected leaders have expressed their opinions on a district neither of them have lived in,' says Brian Garita, the co-founder of United Mexicans of America.
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