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CLOTH leader discusses Inwood development project | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen Uptown residents witnessed a jolting sight in May, as the former Inwood Library building was demolished. After a giant excavator pounded the building’s facade into rubble, it became abundantly clear that the rezoning of Inwood was…

Court allows Inwood rezoning to proceed | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen The rezoning will proceed. New York State’s highest court has declined to hear a request by Inwood residents and business owners to stop the city’s attempt to rezone parts of the neighborhood. On Monday morning, the…

Cheers for the rezoning win | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen The din on Dyckman was real. Christmas came early this year for Inwood residents who oppose the city’s attempt to rezone their neighborhood. Word came on December 19 that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Verna Saunders had…

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UC Must-Reads: Zoning & Racialized Displacement In NYC

A blockbuster new report paints a damning picture of how city-led rezonings in the past have led to the displacement of a significant number of Black and Latino residents of those neighborhoods. The study also emphasizes the crucial need…