East New York’s WWII-Era Arlington Village Complex Gets a New Look
Arlington Village, a once nearly vacant two-block complex with a complicated history in East New York, has a new, spruced-up look.
Preservationists Thrilled East New York’s Empire State Dairy Landmarked, Say More Needs Saving
After years of advocacy by local preservationists and a year-long process, the Empire State Dairy was officially declared a New York City landmark this morning.
Fix for Brooklyn’s Housing Crisis Could Also Improve Borough’s Architecture
What can be done to fix New York City's housing crisis? Brooklyn is becoming unaffordable to families making less than $80,000 a year and homelessness is on the rise.
East New Yorkers Mull Plan for Affordable Housing, Supermarket on Burned-Out Factory Site
One of the first major changes East New Yorkers are likely to see as a result of the controversial 2016 rezoning of the neighborhood is 1,200 affordable apartments and a supermarket sprouting on the site of a burned-out factory.
East New York Locals Organize to Influence Development, Rezoning Results
The city approved a controversial rezoning of East New York in April and now locals are meeting to have a say in what comes next.
City Council Votes 45 to 1 to Approve De Blasio’s Major East New York Rezoning Plan
In a landslide win for Mayor de Blasio's much-contested plan to rezone East New York, City Council has voted to approve the proposal and spark transformation in the area.
Should the City’s Community Boards Have More Power?
Protesters upset by the City Council's approval of Mayor de Blasio's zoning proposals are calling for the city's community boards to have more power. Should community boards be elected and their votes binding? Or is the system working just fine as it is?
City Council Deal Saves Mayor’s Controversial Zoning Plan: Here’s What You Need to Know
Photo of City Council Chamber by Barbara Eldredge. Photo of Bill de Blasio by Kevin Case via Wikipedia
Mayor de Blasio has won.
He and the City Council have hammered out a compromise on the mayor’s contentious affordable housing plan — the one some Brooklyn residents feared would wreck their neighborhoods with tall buildings and out-of-control rents. Now the City Council is expected to vote yes on it next week, according to the New York Times.
Read on for more details.
East New York: To Rezone or Not Rezone?
Photo by Edrei Rodriguez
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to upzone East New York is not moving easily through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure. On Monday, the City Council held a hearing on the controversial plan.
But where do you stand?
Two of East New York’s Historic Structures Threatened by Rezoning, City Report Reveals
The historic Empire State Dairy Building at 2480 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Edrei Rodriguez
As city agencies and community members continue to weigh the pros and cons of the East New York rezoning plan, the New York City Department of City Planning earlier this month released the final environmental impact statement, shedding light on the proposal’s potential effects on some of the area’s most landmark-eligible structures.
