The City: Tenants Sue for Repairs at Embattled East Side Public Housing Complexes
Tenants who helped derail development at two aging Yorkville public housing complexes are suing to demand decent living conditions.
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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.”
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: Judge Rules That Two Bridges Cannot Proceed Without Full Public Review Process
“It’s great to know that the court takes its oversight authority seriously,” said Paula Segal, an attorney who argued one of the lawsuits for community groups. “Usually there’s so much deference to the city.”
City Limits: Court Ruling Rebuffs De Blasio Admin Over Manhattan High-Rises
“The decision is very clear that none of the agencies can take any action. They cannot send confronting letters, they cannot accept applications, nothing can happen towards the development of the towers until they are properly approved.”
Patch: Two Bridges Towers Threatened In 'David And Goliath Moment'
A lawyer for the groups, Paula Segal of TakeRoot Justice, said the goal is to rezone the neighborhood before developers re-apply to build the towers — forcing them to follow the community rezoning plans.
Gothamist: Court Decision Throws Another Wrench Into Supertall Plan At Two Bridges
Paula Segal, an attorney on one of the lawsuits against the broader Two Bridges plan, said the Lower East Side groups she represents have already initiated conversations with the Department of City Planning on an application to change the zoning
City Limits: LES Groups Try to Revive Rezoning that De Blasio Admin. Rejected
“It was a strategy we developed two and a half years ago. It’s based on the Chinatown Working Group. So it’s kind of exciting to plan and see it come to fruition this way. It has all been very deliberate.
The City: Court Knocks Out Building Block of Lower East Side Stacked Tower
To attorney Paula Segal of TakeRoot Justice, who is also working with the rezoning group, the judge’s comments “really opened the door to a collaborative approach” with the city. “We’re really happy about that,” she said.
Supporting Communities Responding to Developer-Initiated Rezoning Applications: Contacts and Protest
TakeRoot supports community organizations resisting private development by providing strategic and legal advice on the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) and helping negotiate and enforce contracts for community benefits, which are often called community benefits agreements (CBAs) or cooperation