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Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks on his education vision for New York City at Riverside Church in Manhattan on Sunday, March 23, 2014. (Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio)

Rival Clergy Group Opposes de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan

Three members of the clergy signed both letters—supporting and opposing Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan.
By Jillian Jorgensen
A sign for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's new housing plan stands at an affordable housing construction site.

After Community Criticism, de Blasio Defends His Affordable Housing Plan

Mayor Bill de Blasio's plans to re-zone parts of the city to build more affordable housing have met resistance at the community level—but he mounted a defense of the plan today.
By Jillian Jorgensen
A sign for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's new housing plan stands at an affordable housing construction site.

Bill de Blasio: Community Boards Opposing My Housing Plan Are ‘Doubting Thomases’

Bill de Blasio said it was "not a newsflash" community boards are "negatively disposed" to new development.
By Will Bredderman
A rendering of one of the sketchy new vagrant magnets going up in Kips Bay.

Kips Bay Residents Terrified That Micro-Units Will Flood Neighborhood With Yuppie Vagrants

By Kim Velsey
A Cuomo conundrum? (DCP)

With Sandy as an Excuse, Community Boards Beg Governor Cuomo to Stop Midtown East Rezoning

By Matt Chaban
The mysterious Mr. Chetrit. (DNAinfo)

Mysterious Joseph Chetrit Spotted in the Wild Pushing His Hotel Chelsea Transformation

By Matt Chaban

FSG to Publish Marilyn Monroe

By Molly Fischer

The Grande Dame of New York City Land Use

By Reid Pillifant

Bill Would Give More Bite to Community Boards’ Bark

By Lysandra Ohrstrom

Upper East Side Gets Shaft— 33B, To Be Precise

By Matthew Grace

Upper East Side Gets Shaft—33B, To Be Precise

By Matthew Grace

Upper East Side Gets Shaft-33B, To Be Precise

By Matthew Grace

Upper East Side Gets Shaft- 33B, To Be Precise

By Matthew Grace

Neighbors Strike Plan To Support N.Y.U. Strikers

By Matthew Grace

Neighbors Strike Plan To Support N.Y.U. Strikers

By Matthew Grace

No ‘Dances of Joy’ Likely On Union Square’s Streets

By Matthew Grace

No ‘Dances of Joy’ Likely On Union Square’s Streets

By Matthew Grace

Arch Enemies Reverse Washington Square Plan

By Matthew Grace

On East 78th Street, Neighbors Tell Taxis: No More Relief!

By Matthew Grace

A Catwalk Is Rejected As Locals Mark Turf

By Matthew Grace

A Catwalk Is Rejected As Locals Mark Turf

By Matthew Grace

On Far West Side, Locals Protest ‘Tunnel On-Ramp’ Status

By Matthew Grace

Astor Place Re-Do Gets Mixed Reviews

By Matthew Grace

Squaring Off Over Park; Ink Spilled on Factory

By Matthew Grace
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