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Plan to Bus Kids Out of Downtown Will Halt Area's Recovery, Parents Warn

Downtown

June 24, 2011

Plan to Bus Kids Out of Downtown Will Halt Area's Recovery, Parents Warn

Parents fighting a city plan to send students to Chinatown claim it will hurt the area's development.
Effort to Limit Heights on Bowery's Eastern Side Gains Momentum

Lower East Side & East Village

January 04, 2011

Effort to Limit Heights on Bowery's Eastern Side Gains Momentum

Advocates and elected officials want height limits added to the Bowery's east side as city balks.
East Harlem Officials Look at Retooling Park Avenue For More Housing and Jobs

Harlem

January 04, 2011

East Harlem Officials Look at Retooling Park Avenue For More Housing and Jobs

Officials want to bring more commercial and residential activity to Park Avenue from East 116th to East 132nd streets.
New Rezonings to Limit Building Heights in East and West Villages Takes Effect

Manhattan

October 28, 2010

New Rezonings to Limit Building Heights in East and West Villages Takes Effect

The City Council approved rezoning plans for the East and West Villages that will cap building heights.
Department of Education Set to Present New Upper East Side School Zones

Upper East Side

October 20, 2010

Department of Education Set to Present New Upper East Side School Zones

The Community Education Council was set to discuss the Upper East Side school re-zoning Thursday.
Community Board 12 Asks City to Consider Rezoning Sections of Washington Heights

Washington Heights & Inwood

October 14, 2010

Community Board 12 Asks City to Consider Rezoning Sections of Washington Heights

Community Board 12 approved a resolution asking the City to consider rezoning sections of Washington Heights.
City Planning Approves Building Height Limits in the East and West Villages

Manhattan

September 29, 2010

City Planning Approves Building Height Limits in the East and West Villages

The City Planning Commission voted to rezone two portions of the East and West Villages facing overdevelopment.
Upper East Side Parents Fear School Rezoning Will Be Delayed by Group's Squabbling

Upper East Side

September 28, 2010

Upper East Side Parents Fear School Rezoning Will Be Delayed by Group's Squabbling

Parents learned Monday that a group charged with choosing a school rezoning plan remains deadlocked.
Restaurant, Bar Boom Continues on Harlem's Frederick Douglass Blvd.

Harlem

September 23, 2010

Restaurant, Bar Boom Continues on Harlem's Frederick Douglass Blvd.

The number of restaurants, bars and condos has exploded on Frederick Douglass Boulevard south of W.125th St.
Chinatown Working Group Losing Steam as Impasse Grows

Lower East Side & East Village

September 21, 2010

Chinatown Working Group Losing Steam as Impasse Grows

The group trying to develop a rezoning plan for the neighborhood is deadlocked in deciding on future leadership.
East Village Advocates Urge City to Limit Building Heights

Lower East Side & East Village

August 25, 2010

East Village Advocates Urge City to Limit Building Heights

Advocates and elected officials press for a rezoning plan that would limit building heights to 12 stories.
Chinatown Groups Worry City Will Exert Too Much Power in Rezoning Push

Lower East Side & East Village

August 19, 2010

Chinatown Groups Worry City Will Exert Too Much Power in Rezoning Push

Organizations within the Chinatown Working Group worry that the city will have too much say in a rezoning plan.
Rezoning Advocates Envision Expanded Chinatown to Include East Vilage, Lower East Side

Lower East Side & East Village

July 21, 2010

Rezoning Advocates Envision Expanded Chinatown to Include East Vilage, Lower East Side

One controversial proposal would redraw the map to include large sections of the Lower East Side and East Village.
City Moves Ahead With Rezoning Project in Far West Village

Greenwich Village & SoHo

June 10, 2010

City Moves Ahead With Rezoning Project in Far West Village

The Department of City Planning began procedures to rezone the far West Village, limiting development in the area.
East Village Rezoning Plan Would Limit Building Heights on Third and Fourth Avenues

Manhattan

May 25, 2010

East Village Rezoning Plan Would Limit Building Heights on Third and Fourth Avenues

The city agreed to consider rezoning portions of Third and Fourth avenues to preserve the character of the East Village.

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