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NYN Media: New York City Council examines bills aiming to support nonprofits
The Al-Muneer Foundation had its applications for exemptions repeatedly denied and had to fight back foreclosure. For nonprofits with city contracts, like the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center, difficulties with exemptions and debt can jeopardize their funding.
CBS New York: Residents Win Rezoning Fight in Harlem
CBS New York reported on the vote of Community Board 10 to reject the Olnick Organization’s proposal to rezone Lenox Terrace in Central Harlem. Watch the video here.
Gothamist: In Harlem, A Rezoning Plan Triggers Fears About The End Of A Black 'Oasis'
Daniel Carpenter-Gold, of TakeRoot Justice, which represents the tenants association, said the proposed commercial upzoning is tailored more for big box stores ... “Why would they need this [commercial] rezoning?” he said. “Their renderings showed a coffee shop.”
Jackson Heights Post: Activists, Elected Officials File Lawsuit to Stop Target From Coming to 82nd Street
“We’re asking the court to step in and enforce the law before it’s too late,” said Paula Segal, an attorney with TakeRoot Justice who represents QNU.
Patch: Lenox Terrace Tenant Group Opposes Expansion Plan
"You don't see places like Target in the pretty renderings that the developer gave the City," Daniel Carpenter-Gold, a staff attorney at TakeRoot Justice, said in a statement. "But make no mistake, that's what they're going for here."
Gothamist: Vital Staten Island Wetlands About To Get A BJ's Wholesale Club
TakeRoot threatened a court challenge over the project's environmental impact statement, which it says is insufficient because it assumed a wetlands permit that the state refused to be bullied into issuing in 2012 and has not issued yet.
Bronx Groups Issue Detailed Demands for DeBlasio Rezoning
Advocates in that area made clear this week their demands for the jobs and housing provisions they want attached to any zoning shift.
South Bronx Residents Skeptical of de Blasio Rezoning Plan
A new report outlines community fears.