#City Council’s rules for rezoning are an invitation to decay

#City Council’s rules for rezoning are an invitation to decay

“#City Council’s rules for rezoning are an invitation to decay” Two important land-use battles climaxed with opposite outcomes this fall. The City Council approved plans for a Special Flushing Waterfront District in Queens last week, while council opposition to a rezoning of Sunset Park’s Industry City (in Brooklyn) prompted the plan’s sponsors to abandon it….

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#Minnesota town votes to allow white supremacist church

#Minnesota town votes to allow white supremacist church

“#Minnesota town votes to allow white supremacist church” The city council of a small Minnesota town voted Wednesday to allow a white supremacist congregation to take over an abandoned Lutheran church, according to a report. Members of the Murdock City Council voted via Zoom with their cameras turned off to keep the controversial voice vote…

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#New York pols sue to delay new ranked-choice voting system

#New York pols sue to delay new ranked-choice voting system

“#New York pols sue to delay new ranked-choice voting system” Six city lawmakers are suing to block the Big Apple’s embattled Board of Elections from rolling out a new ranked-choice voting system next year, claiming officials have failed to prepare for the potentially confusing switchover. The lawsuit is the latest salvo lobbed by mainstays of…

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#NY’s job-killers trying to ‘preserve’ industrial wasteland in Flushing

#Anti-NYC development activists set sights on this new target

“#Anti-NYC development activists set sights on this new target” The next battle between Big Apple builders and anti-development activists is set over sprawling plans to redevelop Queens’s Flushing waterfront with new towers that would bring apartments, office space and hotel rooms. Progressive activists like those who helped sink plans to reuse Brooklyn’s Industry City and…

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#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing

#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing

“#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing” As if the record vacancies and ever-rising property taxes weren’t enough, the City Council is looking to add a pricey sprinkler mandate on all apartment buildings taller than 40 feet. The Community Housing Improvement Program, a collection of over 4,000 housing providers, estimates that the…

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#Democratic Socialists endorse 6 candidates for NYC Council

#Democratic Socialists endorse 6 candidates for NYC Council

“#Democratic Socialists endorse 6 candidates for NYC Council” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s squad could be expanding into the City Council. The Democratic Socialists of America on Saturday endorsed six candidates for Council seats in a bid to “take over” the city. The biggest name of the six is former public defender and Queens District Attorney candidate…

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