The following report lays out principles for an equitable rezoning and specific rezoning policies that would fulfill the principles. Both the principles and rezoning policy recommendations were developed with and by Chinatown residents and business owners, and through numerous discussions
This report includes a set of policy recommendations focusing on four principles for the development of Jerome Avenue: Real Affordable Housing, Good Jobs and Local Hire, Strong Anti-Harassment and Anti-Displacement Policies, and Real Community Participation.
In 2017, the Equitable Neighborhoods practice joined our clients, elected advocates Councilman Antonio Reynoso and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and the Regional Plan Association to create a platform for reforming the processes through which private development is approved in
