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Aug
10
Bushwick’s Commercial Tenants Rally for Rent Relief

Bushwick’s Commercial Tenants Rally for Rent Relief

Bushwick small business owners and community members rally in support of commercial rent relief. Photo by Sam Rappaport/Bklyner.Dozens
3 min read
Aug
07
Stringer’s Plan To Save Main Street Creates A Vision For A Different Kind Of City

Stringer’s Plan To Save Main Street Creates A Vision For A Different Kind Of City

“We need smart public investment and outside-the-box thinking to meet this moment. It’s time for a comprehensive strategy to
2 min read
Aug
06
Two-Wheel Traffic Up on Bridges, But Cash-Strapped City Can’t Expand Crowded Bike Lanes

Two-Wheel Traffic Up on Bridges, But Cash-Strapped City Can’t Expand Crowded Bike Lanes

Cyclists ride over the Queensboro Bridge, Aug. 3, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez, originally published [https://www.thecity.
3 min read
Aug
05
Is The Industry City Rezoning DOA?

Is The Industry City Rezoning DOA?

Rendering via Industry City.In September, six months after the coronavirus pandemic halted much of day-to-day life in New York
4 min read
Aug
05
Redistricting Is A Partisan Nightmare – Can New York’s New System Do It Better?

Redistricting Is A Partisan Nightmare – Can New York’s New System Do It Better?

When you look at the map of State Senate districts that crisscross Brooklyn, what shapes do you see? Does Senate
9 min read
Aug
04
Blow to Industry City Expansion Makes Waves Beyond Brooklyn Waterfront

Blow to Industry City Expansion Makes Waves Beyond Brooklyn Waterfront

Warehouses in Brooklyn’s Industry City | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/
5 min read
Jul
28

Time to Put an End to New York City’s Racist Rezonings – OPINION

Photo by Donny Levit / BklynerThis past week an appeals court in New York reversed a state supreme court judge’s
3 min read
Jul
27
Why I Hope Maya Wiley Runs For Mayor

Why I Hope Maya Wiley Runs For Mayor

The Democratic Primary election for the Mayor of New York is less than a year away, and it’s starting
5 min read
Jul
24
The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte with Majority Council Member Laurie Cumbo at a City Hall press conference addressing maternal health issues. William
3 min read
Jul
24
School hasn’t started yet, but NYC council members are already calling to cancel state tests

School hasn’t started yet, but NYC council members are already calling to cancel state tests

Photo by Ben Mullins [https://unsplash.com/@benmullins?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
4 min read