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Governors Island rezoning is wrong on so many levels
One of the few truly great open spaces in New York City, Governors Island would be developed with a campus of 20-to-30-story buildings for a "climate-research center" under the de Blasio administration's plan. (Courtesy M.A.G.I.C.)

Governors Island rezoning is wrong on so many levels

January 25, 2021

BY ALLIE RYAN | The Trust for Governors Island has applied to upzone the island potentially to make way for a climate-change research center. The…

D.I.D. delays Rivera endorse vote, says she ducked upzoning question
Where does she stand on upzonings for historic districts? Councilmember Carlina Rivera speaking at Theater for the New City's benefit gala in March. (Photo by Jonathan Slaff)

D.I.D. delays Rivera endorse vote, says she ducked upzoning question

November 16, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Hold your (historic district) horses! The Downtown Independent Democrats political club had planned to make endorsements last Monday evening after…

Planners pitch Soho/Noho rezoning but mute (literally) community concerns
The latest map of the proposed Soho/Noho rezoning shows in yellow the areas where the city would seek to "maximize" development. The yellow zone at the lower left has been shaved down a bit since an earlier version of the map, leading locals to surmise that Councilmember Corey Johnson has cooled on the initiative. (Dept. of City Planning)

Planners pitch Soho/Noho rezoning but mute (literally) community concerns

October 28, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | There weren’t a lot of fireworks at Monday’s meeting about the city’s suddenly revived push to rezone and upzone Soho…

A Soho artist’s plaint: Up against the city’s upzoning and a greedy co-op board
The writer, Harry Pincus, chose this illustration of his about high-rise development, "Empire State," to run with this column. Pincus sees the city's push to upzone Soho as part of a trend that has been going on for years, as wealthy nonartists — who are not even legally supposed to be living in the district — seek to force out longtime certified artists. (Courtesy the artist)

A Soho artist’s plaint: Up against the city’s upzoning and a greedy co-op board

October 18, 2020

BY HARRY PINCUS | As a certified artist, who bought a space in an old harpsichord factory in 1975, I am concerned about the recent…

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