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Brewer Ups Legal Fight Against Private Tower at NYCHA Site
The politician suing over a long-stalled private development at a Manhattan public housing complex isn’t buying the city’s call for a do-over — and is pressing ahead with her legal battle. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer says the New York City Housing Authority has not made substantial enough alterations to a plan to allow a […]
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NYCHA Scraps East Side Tower Plan in Face of Boro Prez Lawsuit
A controversial plan to build a new private residential tower at a public housing complex is back to square one on the Upper East Side — but even more market-rate housing is on the way. Housing officials are scrapping the current design by Fetner Properties for a 50-story building at the Holmes Towers complex in […]
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New Snag in City’s Plan for Private Towers in Public Housing Complexes
A dispute over a private development planned within a Yorkville public housing complex is heading to court — the latest blow to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s bid to raise money for the ailing New York City Housing Authority. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer sued Thursday over Fetner Properties’s proposal to raze a playground and build […]