The New York plan would open up 54 blocks of Long Island City, which are mostly warehouses and parking lots, to housing. Source: New York Times
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New York City Council Advances Plans to Build 26,500 Homes
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2025
The plans, which seek to rezone parts of Jamaica and Long Island City, came up for votes as an election focused on the city’s housing crisis was nearing its end. Source: New York Times
What to Know About the Federal Indictment Against Letitia James
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2025
Ms. James, a Democrat and New York’s attorney general, is a longtime nemesis of President Trump, She is charged with committing bank fraud to obtain favorable loan terms. Source: New York Times
For Mamdani and James, Twin Targets of Trump, a Political Bond Deepens
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, and Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, have a kinship shaped in part by their shared opposition to the president. Source: New York Times
In Ashes of Amazon Fight, Tensions Emerge in Huge Bet on N.Y.C. Housing
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2025
Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build headquarters for Amazon in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support. Source: New York Times
In Central Park, Pedestrians, Horses and E-Bikes Battle for Space
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2025
Critics say the park’s drives have become increasingly chaotic as e-bike riders move through at high speeds. Source: New York Times
Hudson Yards Developer May Get Another $2 Billion Boost From New York
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2025
The tentative deal comes on top of the billions in government aid that already benefited the firm, Related Companies, when the first phase was built. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Watchdog Agency Is Investigating Deaths in Police Custody
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
Nine people have died this year, about half the toll at this time last year. Advocacy and legal groups say the city is still not doing enough to ensure the safety of its detainees. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Joins Growing Call to Ban Carriage Horses in New York City
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams’s declaration of support for eliminating the distinctive vehicles from Central Park follows a similar move by the group that runs the park. Source: New York Times
In Rebuke of Eric Adams, City Council Overrides 3 Vetoes
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Measures eliminating criminal summonses for unlicensed vending and giving higher pay to grocery delivery workers had been overruled by the mayor. Source: New York Times
NYC Elections Board Rejects Council’s Push to Keep Housing Measures Off Ballot
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
The City Council, which would lose some power if the measures were approved, had argued that the ballot language was not clear enough to put before voters. Source: New York Times
‘The Power of Trees:’ Among the ‘Machines’ Fighting Climate Change
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2023
Adrian Benepe of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden believes in trees and is highlighting them in a new exhibit. And New York’s City Council is back on the ballot starting Saturday. Source: New York Times
NYC Community Boards Usually Oppose New Housing. Not This One.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
Local groups are known for opposing new development. But amid a housing shortage, one community board representing parts of Manhattan’s West Side wants to see a lot more. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams’ Plan for NYC’s Housing Crisis Would Relax Rules for Developers
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
The mayor proposed reducing requirements that he said slow the construction of new homes as the city contends with a housing crisis. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times