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Adams vetoes Chin’s bill hiking fines for Soho/Noho nonartist JLWQA residents, saying it needs work
Mayor Eric Adams announced he has vetoed a bill that would have hit nonartist residents in JLWQA lofts with steep penalties. (Photo by Ed Reed / Mayor's Office of Photography)

Adams vetoes Chin’s bill hiking fines for Soho/Noho nonartist JLWQA residents, saying it needs work

January 14, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 16, 3:30 p.m.: Mayor Eric Adams in a statement late Friday afternoon reitearated his support for the Soho/Noho upzoning.…

Soho, Noho residents urge Adams to veto Chin’s ‘punitive’ bill against nonartist residents
Soho and Noho residents are urging Mayor Adams to veto a contentious last-minute bill snuck in by Councilmember Margaret Chin, above, just weeks before she was term-limited out of office. In a highly unusual move, there was no public discussion of the bill before it was approved by the full City Council.

Soho, Noho residents urge Adams to veto Chin’s ‘punitive’ bill against nonartist residents

January 11, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | You’ve got to pick your battles. Soho and Noho residents believe that Mayor Eric Adams will not veto the contentious…

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.…

Why??? C.B. 2 confused, frustrated by Chin’s exiting push to boost fines for Soho/Noho nonartists
Councilmember Margaret Chin moderated parts of the City Planning Commission's hearing on the Soho/Noho rezoning last month, above. However, last week, her deputy chief of staff appeared before C.B. 2 to present Chin's bill to increase fines for nonartists living in J.L.Q.W.A. units in Soho and Noho.

Why??? C.B. 2 confused, frustrated by Chin’s exiting push to boost fines for Soho/Noho nonartists

December 7, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Community members and local politicians alike have strong objections to lame-duck Councilmember Margaret Chin’s “11th-hour” bill to increase penalties on nonartist…

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…

Elizabeth St. Gardeners dig in as city tries ‘end-around’ to evict Little Italy green oasis
The late Allan Reiver sitting in the Elizabeth Street Garden, which he created in 1990. He personally planted the trees and used a forklift to position the garden's statues and architectural elements.

Elizabeth St. Gardeners dig in as city tries ‘end-around’ to evict Little Italy green oasis

September 22, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Elizabeth Street Garden members are not digging a sudden move by the city to dodge a lawsuit that would block…

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