De Blasio wants to fool the public into believing that his plan for rezoning SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown will diversify incomes and increase affordability in those neighborhoods. The opposite will in fact be…
Read MorePlease attend an important Community Board 2 Land Use Committee hearing and discussion of the priorities and recommendations from the recently- released Envision SoHo/NoHo: A Summary of Findings and Recommendations report. Representatives…
Read MoreThere are two critical upcoming meetings on the study by the City, BP Gale Brewer, and CM Margaret Chin about regulations in NoHo and SoHo and potential recommendations for zoning and other…
Read MoreWe have some important updates for you regarding the proposed SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan which would devastate these neighborhoods and serve as a precedent for similar rezonings throughout New York: Community…
Read MoreRead the Report Here The City’s proposed SoHo NoHo Upzoning, set to begin the public review and approval process this spring, would allow new development in these neighborhoods and parts…
Read MoreJoin us tonight for a critical teach-in and town hall on the Mayor’s massive SoHo/NoHo upzoning plan and our recent report revealing its true impact. The plan would allow hugely…
Read MoreWe had a huge and united turnout on Wednesday at our press conference opposing the Mayor’s outrageous SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan and the Community Board 2 public hearing that followed. We were…
Read More…this Wednesday at 6 pm. CLICK HERE to Register (required) Be sure to participate (virtually) in the first official public hearing on the Mayor’s plan to upzone SoHo, NoHo, and…
Read MoreImage courtesy of Municipal Art Society Our friends at the Municipal Art Society have created a 3-D Google Earth map showing what SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown would look like with…
Read MoreOn Monday we also staged a well-attended rally and press conference opposing the Mayor’s upzoning plan for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown co-sponsored by TenantsPAC, the Chinatown Working Group, and a vast…
Read MoreIntro 2443A was passed by the City Council late last year along with the SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan, with almost no discussion or debate. The bill imposes draconian penalties…
Read MoreWe have received a piece of art that truly captures the essence of the SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown rezoning and breathes new life into the age-old maxim: never pick a fight with someone…
Read MoreThis critical public hearing — the first in the official public review and approval process for the Mayor’s massive proposed SoHo/NoHo upzoning — has now been scheduled as an in-person…
Read MorePhoto: David Bland/City Limits On Monday night, Community Board 2 voted nearly unanimously to roundly reject Mayor de Blasio’s proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan. The thoughtful and highly detailed 11-page resolution…
Read More…criminal records and backgrounds of several of Trump’s business partners in the Trump SoHo were revealed, and yet the City allowed the project to continue. The fatal accident. Then a…
Read MoreWe understand that the Manhattan Borough President’s public hearing on the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan will be held during the day of Monday, August 23. As soon as we know…
Read MoreFor all those interested in the future and preservation of NoHo and SoHo, it’s critical that you attend this meeting on Thursday, June 13. That’s when the Mayor’s City Planning…
Read MoreThe newly-released study by Village Preservation shows that the City’s SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan, which includes part of Chinatown, will make the area richer, whiter, and more expensive to live in…
Read More…City Planning, the Manhattan Borough President, and City Councilmember Margaret Chin called for seeking opportunities to create affordable housing in SoHo and NoHo, and to increase density to do so….
Read MoreMayor de Blasio is moving towardsan early May certification for his massive SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan, which promises to bring huge oversized commercial and condo developments and vertical enlargements and giant…
Read MoreHousing and Tenant Activists Slam Mayor’s Plan As Sham, Giveaway To Developers A new study released by Village Preservation today shows that Mayor de Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan is likely…
Read MorePhoto: David Bland/City Limits On Monday night, Community Board 2 voted nearly unanimously to roundly reject Mayor de Blasio’s proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan. The thoughtful and highly detailed 11-page resolution…
Read MoreJoin Village Preservation, the Chinatown Working Group, TenantsPAC, and SoHo, NoHo, East Village, and Lower East Side community groups for a rally and press conference this coming Monday, May 10,…
Read MoreManhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will hold her virtual public hearing on the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan starting at 6 pm on Monday, August 23 — register here. Testimony is…
Read More…Rivera, and Corey Johnson will likely largely decide its fate. TO HELP: Tell City Officials That Insignificant Changes to the SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Plan DON’T Make It Acceptable — CLICK HERE…
Read MoreThe greed orgy that is de Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown rezoning is currently before the Land Use Committee of the City Council, which held a public hearing on the matter on November…
Read More…of the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement plan. As we previously reported, after months of fighting, the plan was modified to eliminate or lessen some of the worst elements, with…
Read More…of the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement plan. As we previously reported, after months of fighting, the plan was modified to eliminate or lessen some of the worst elements, with…
Read More…SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan in 2021 promising it would promote affordable housing development and wouldn’t destroy existing affordable rent-regulated housing. Sad to say, their predictions have turned out to…
Read More…modest incomes shows exactly the opposite? Our recent op-ed highlights the contradictions and flaws in this school of thought (which is behind the rezoning plan for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown),…
Read More…a ‘secondary residence,’ not a transient hotel. Trump’s webpage would seem to indicate that he thinks so too. For more information on 2006’s Trump’s “smoking gun” webpage, CLICK HERE. There…
Read MorePlan would likely only create 1/5 of projected Affordable Housing, push out Asian American and lower income residents would likely destroy more Affordable Housing than it creates….
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