Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. As a knot of outdated development rules in SoHo undergoes a public rethink, affordable housing advocates see an opening to make the richest district in the city more affordable for low-income New Yorkers. The […]
Margaret Chin
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As Planned New Jail Looms, Baxter Street Braces for Impact
With the City Planning Commission set to vote Tuesday on four proposed jail towers to replace Rikers Island, the Manhattan site’s closest neighbors still have no idea what, if any, relief they’ll get once construction begins. At the Malaysian eatery Jaya 888 at 90 Baxter St., manager Sandy Sang said a city official came more […]
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Local Boards Reject Rikers Replacement Jails, But Council Reps Hold the Key
The de Blasio administration is wrapping up its first official feedback round on plans to close Rikers Island and open four borough-based jails — and the response hasn’t been positive. Three community boards in neighborhoods where the new jails would be housed — Boerum Hill, Kew Gardens and Mott Haven — have voted thumbs down. […]