
CB10 votes against 11-story building at Bay Ridge Staples site
CB10 voted against rezoning the former Staples site for an 11-story Bay Ridge development, recommending a smaller-scale project instead.

CB10 voted against rezoning the former Staples site for an 11-story Bay Ridge development, recommending a smaller-scale project instead.

CITY COUNCILMEMBER ALEXA AVILÉS is conducting a survey of residents and neighbors regarding a proposed rezoning at 46 Nelson St.

A STAPLES STORE on Fifth Avenue could be replaced with an 11-story mixed-use development under a rezoning application filed this week

Brooklyn’s rising costs demand action; these ballot proposals speed up affordable housing while keeping communities involved.

Voters face key NYC ballot questions on land use, affordable housing, elections and digital mapping, with guidance on each proposal.

NYC ballot Questions 2‑4 aim to fast-track affordable housing by easing approvals, but similar efforts in other states show mixed results.

Parents are urging the city to halt an electric vehicle charging station planned across from PS/IS 104 at Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street.

A PLAN TO BUILD two high-rise towers on the north side of Bushwick Inlet on the Greenpoint waterfront is angering locals.

Community Board 2 is holding a zoning hearing on March 5 for 47 Hall St., currently a controversial “mega-shelter” set to close by summer.

A GROUP WORKING to safeguard Coney Island is urging members of the public to attend a hearing on Jan. 22 about a proposed casino project.

BENSONHURST — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) recently joined concerned Brooklynites in calling on the City Council to repeal zoning laws that have allowed hotels to function as shelters as of right without

We need affordable housing now. Such was the refrain emphasized by a range of Crown Heights residents at yesterday’s City Council’s hearing.

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Flatbush residents are determined to derail a project that the developer says is a school but which they believe will be a medical facility located smack in the middle of

Major apartment development planned for East New York Innovative Urban Living, a developer, and PUA, an architectural firm, are proposing a 2.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development near the East New York

A first-of-its-kind deal to sell the air rights at a Fort Greene NYCHA development is nearing completion after months of negotiation. The deal would transfer nearly 100,000 square feet of

BY VICTOR PORCELLI Not only are nine different developments being built along one street in East Flatbush, but many of them will not be providing the parking normally required by

A grassroots proposal for a new zoning model that could preserve manufacturing in districts where residential areas are becoming denser is gaining steam, with Borough President Eric Adams announcing support.

The real estate company Rabsky Development, in partnership with the consultancy group Totem, has very big plans for a 1.73-acre lot in Downtown Brooklyn: a hybrid office/apartment building far bulkier,

The city’s plan for rezoning the North Brooklyn Industrial Zone is beginning to come into focus, with the goal of encouraging job growth by reworking restrictive zoning to allow for

Proposed rezoning measures for a high-rise development on the site of a popular Clinton Hill bar, Hot Bird, moved forward in the City Council on Tuesday. The Subcommittee on Zoning

If the famous Bay Ridge block known as “Doctor’s Row” is eventually declared a historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, then homeowners on the street will

Tommy Torres is used to watching friends and families move away from the State Assembly’s 53rd district, encompassing Williamsburg and Bushwick. It’s an exodus that the Democratic district leader says

Few bits of bureaucratic jargon are as ubiquitous in New York City reporting as ULURP — Uniform Land Use Review Procedure. It probably seems like every time you check your

Industry City is continuing its efforts to expand. An application to rezone the massive waterfront space was recently filed with the Department of City Planning, as first reported by The

Gowanus residents who participated in a city effort to steer neighborhood rezoning told the Department of City Planning Thursday night that they feel betrayed by the draft proposal the agency

City officials, elected representatives and Bushwick residents continue to await word from the Department of City Planning about its intentions to set new zoning rules and invest in the rapidly

Plans for a six-story, 63-unit hotel near an overcrowded Bay Ridge elementary school have morphed into a proposal for a new, nine-story, 95-foot-high building with 45 apartments, including some affordable

‘New York Harbor is not Times Square’ It’s not all smooth sailing for Ballyhoo Media, the company responsible for operating New York City’s new 60-foot-wide advertising barge. On Tuesday, Zachary

There are still many unknowns about the massive development proposed for Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street in Sunset Park — but what is crystal clear is the reaction of members

Local residents got their first look at precisely what Bay Ridge Prep plans for the piece of property it has acquired at 89th Street and Fifth Avenue during a lengthy

Community Board 10’s Zoning and Land Use Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 6 to discuss a special permit that would allow Bay Ridge Prep – a co-ed, K-12 college

Another local landmark is reportedly on the market. Dyker Heights’ Angel Guardian Home – a once-orphanage owned and operated by the Sisters of Mercy – is said to be up

Just how big will the new development coming to the corner of Pipin’s really be? That’s the question on many Ridge residents’ minds as they prepare for yet another development