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‘You don’t speak for us’: Pro-resiliency plan rally slams park defenders
Councilmember Carlina Rivera spoke in support of the East Side Coastal Resiliency plan at a Dec. 17 press conference at two Housing Authority developments that border East River Park. (Courtesy CoDA)

‘You don’t speak for us’: Pro-resiliency plan rally slams park defenders

December 18, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Opponents of the East River Park resiliency plan have been making lots of noise lately. Though, admittedly, it’s been hard to…

City Council O.K.’s Soho/Noho rezoning; Opponents slam affordable housing pledge as ‘smoke and mirrors’
According to Village Preservation, this graphic shows the scale of a mixed-use building that could be constructed — without any affordable housing — at 46 Cooper Square under the Soho/Noho rezoning that was approved on Dec. 15. With an F.A.R. of 12, the building could be 275 feet tall, using air rights from adjoining lots, with no affordable units. It could be part commerical (offices and/or hotel) with up to 25,000 square feet of luxury residential condos. (Courtesy Village Preservation)

City Council O.K.’s Soho/Noho rezoning; Opponents slam affordable housing pledge as ‘smoke and mirrors’

December 16, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Thurs., Dec. 16, 1:30 p.m.: Local residents didn’t think it could be done. They prayed it wouldn’t be done. But…

Soho/Noho upzoning clears key Council votes; Chin reveals city-owned Hudson St. site will get 100 affordable units
Councilmember Carlina Rivera said "incentivizing affordable housing" in Soho and Noho was the "north star" that she and Councilmember Margaret Chin followed in pushing the rezoning plan. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Soho/Noho upzoning clears key Council votes; Chin reveals city-owned Hudson St. site will get 100 affordable units

December 9, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Fri., Dec. 10, 11:30 a.m.: Margaret Chin said she hopes the Soho/Noho rezoning will lead to affordable housing being built.…

‘It’s our only park’; Four protesters arrested, locals mull refuge’s loss as city closes half of East River Park
Lavender, 2, was out of luck as the Delancey Street footbridge to East River Park had earlier been closed off with a new chain-link fence Monday morning. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘It’s our only park’; Four protesters arrested, locals mull refuge’s loss as city closes half of East River Park

December 7, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Four protesters were arrested Monday as the city sealed off the southern end of East River Park, readying it for total…

Opinion: East River Park demolition is a failure of city officials
Under Mayor de Blasio's coastal-resiliency plan, East River Park's extensive tree canopy, which took 82 years to establish, will be wiped away. It would then take decades to even begin to reestablish a new tree canopy nearing a similar level. (Photo by Pat Arnow / East River Park ACTION)

Opinion: East River Park demolition is a failure of city officials

December 5, 2021

BY PAT ARNOW | Meet at the amphitheater at 6:30 a.m. Monday to celebrate the life of East River Park and protest the imminent demise…

Suddenly, Chin pushes to preserve Soho/Noho artists’ housing; Law would boost fines on nonartist residents
In August, Councilmembers Margaret Chin, left, and Carlina Rivera, writing in a joint letter, said the Department of City Planning needed to do more to assure that the Soho/Noho rezoning would actually create affordable housing. (Courtesy NY City Council)

Suddenly, Chin pushes to preserve Soho/Noho artists’ housing; Law would boost fines on nonartist residents

November 9, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Nov. 9, 11:30 a.m.: Throwing a new twist into the Soho/Nono rezoning very late in the game, Councilmember Margaret Chin…

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