Rezoning

Harlem rezoning plan has local residents nervous

At a meeting with city officials on Thursday night, residents criticized the rezoning plan’s Environmental Assessment Statement.

By Jillian Kumagai | Jan 27 05:14 am ET

Proposal to protect mom-and-pop storefronts gains support

The rezoning plan would limit big-business storefronts and prevent the proliferation of banks.

By Avantika Kumar | Jan 19 03:04 am ET

City planning promises more answers on West Harlem rezoning

Officials will answer more questions about the rezoning, which will include restrictions on building heights in the area, on May 17.

By Gina Lee | Apr 20 02:36 am ET

125th in flux as citywide interest in Harlem grows

Though the recession has halted some of the temporary initial plans, two years after the plan’s approval, residents and experts say that the area is becoming increasingly attractive to those outside of Harlem.

By Katie Bentivoglio | Dec 13 02:51 am ET

Despite rezoning, development slow on 125th

Some say they have not seen progress, and that the economic recession halted many developers in their tracks, leaving behind streets of vacant buildings.

By Daphne Chen | Dec 8 02:00 am ET

City seeks West Harlem rezoning

City Planning officials presented a preliminary plan to rezone most of West Harlem to local residents Thursday night.

By Abby Mitchell | Dec 3 03:44 am ET

With unexpected help, community members may win a long struggle to downzone

The battle over the downzone on 106th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam may be a win for the community—with an unexpected twist.

By Sam Levin | Oct 8 12:21 am ET

Housing Amendment Would Allow Ownership

Fluctuations in the New York housing market may have some renters worried about losing their city-subsidized homes. But proposed changes in affordable housing law may soon give them hope.

By Katherine Meduski | Mar 10 09:23 pm ET

VOTE Files Lawsuit Challenging 125th Street Rezoning

Voices Of The Everyday People, a community-based advocacy organization, plans to file a lawsuit Monday challenging the Department of City Planning’s 125th Street rezoning proposal, the organization

By Daniel Amzallag | Apr 28 02:35 am ET

Rezoning Discussion Elicits Strong Reactions

Racial and religious tensions took the forefront at Saturday’s Coalition to Save Harlem meeting, where community members protested the 125th Street rezoning proposal to a tense crowd.

By Scott Levi | Mar 31 03:04 am ET

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