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Correction officers call themselves "New York's Boldest," seen here painted on halls of the George Motchan Detention Center on Rikers Island.

NYC Mayor Calls on Council Members to Volunteer for New Jails in Their Districts So Rikers Island Can Close

"All of it's theoretical, Brian, unless a Council member comes forward and says 'I'm going to support the placement of this facility.'"
By Will Bredderman
Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield.

Pol With Power Over NYC Zoning Has Undeclared Political Committee Full of Real Estate Cash

David Greenfield has maintained a state campaign committee that currently contains more than $308,000—much of it from developers.
By Will Bredderman
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer speaks at the City Council's monthly pre-stated meeting.

Council Approves Bill to Revamp Deed Restriction Process After Rivington Fiasco

The City Council is set to pass a bill reforming the deed restriction process after the controversial removal of the Rivington House deed.
By Madina Toure
Comptroller Scott Stringer with residents and leaders at the Alfred E. Smith Houses

Stringer Says His Rivington Probe is Coming Out ‘Very Shortly’

By Madina Toure
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer discusses a deed restriction reform proposal in front of the steps at City Hall.

Pols Want City Council to Handle Deed Restrictions Post-Rivington Scandal

By Madina Toure
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’

By Will Bredderman
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in the Mall At Bay Plaza in the Baychester section of the Bronx.

Boogie Down Production: Is Ruben Díaz Jr. on Track to Become the Next Mayor?

By Will Bredderman
Zoning changes for Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan are meeting resistance. (Photo: John Moore for Getty Images).

Mayor’s Mandate: Experts Fear Affordable Upzoning Plan Will Fall Short

By Will Bredderman
Extell's new tower will cantilever over the Art Students League at 215 West 57th Street.

No Sky Zone: Residents of 57th Street Rage Against Extell’s High Rise Row, ‘Gluttonous’ Buildings

By Kim Velsey
A rezoning would concentrate future developments along Franklin and Bedford.

Occupying Crown Heights: Protestors Try to Change Rezoning With Late-Breaking Demands

By Kim Velsey
Thumbs up. (Morphosis)

Tech Tronic: BP Stringer Approves Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Campus, Wants More Red Buses

By Matt Chaban

Tech Tronic: BP Stringer Approves Cornell's Roosevelt Island Campus, Wants More Red Buses

By dbrundyobserver
Affordable or not affordable, that is the question. (Durst/Fetner)

Councilwoman Brewer Lays Out BIG Demands for Durst’s 57th Street Pyramid

By Matt Chaban
Big, pointy apartments. (Durst/Fetner)

BIG News: Planning Commission Approves Durst’s 57th Street Pyramid Apartments

By Matt Chaban
Preserving the preservatives. (Jamestown Properties)

Preservation, Kiddie Tech School Earn Council Support for Chelsea Market

By Matt Chaban
The neighborhood New York forgot. (Hudson Square Connection)

Hudson Square Rising: Last Corner of Undeveloped Manhattan Starts Rezoning Process Monday

By Matt Chaban
Striking, but affordable? (Durst Fetner)

Durst’s ‘Not Iconic’ 57th Street Pyramid Lauded for Its Beauty, Challenged on Affordable Housing

By Matt Chaban
Not in our back quad! (GVSHP)

Ivory Sours: Late to Class, NYU Professors Fail at Blocking So-Called Sexton Plan, Hope for Extra Credit

By Matt Chaban

A BIG Nothing: Durst Planning, But Not Building, Tiny Apartment Building Next to West 57th Street Pyramid

By Matt Chaban

NYU Anew: Just How Much Smaller Is the Shrunken Greenwich Village Expansion?

By Matt Chaban
The old—and in the way—plan. (CPC Resources)

Knocking Over Domino: Two Trees Mulls Overhauling Massive Williamsburg Development, Including Reducing Affordable Units

By Matt Chaban
BluePRint pulls back the curtain on development. (Getty)

A New BluePRint: City to Speed Up Land-Use Reviews

By Matt Chaban
Section 8 it ain't. (FXFowle)

Rudins Making More St. Vincent’s Concession, Maybe Even an AIDS Park

By Matt Chaban

AIDS Memorial Divides Village People: Tiny Triangle Tears Community Between Reflection and Recreation

By Elise Knutsen and Matt Chaban
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