The Opportunity Zone initiative was designed to re-structure incentives to encourage development in underserved areas. But it could also exacerbate the affordability crisis in Brooklyn by giving huge tax breaks to upscale developments.
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A Leader Gone But Far From Forgotten
The Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic broadcast center looks like a room out of time. The walls are lined with aging switchboards and rows of ancient telephones. What was once revolutionary has become a museum, a reminder of the past. The future is next door—the media center of Chabad.org, touted as the largest Jewish faith-based website in the...
Man in the Middle
Councilman Carlos Menchaca has delayed a rezoning decision that would expand Industry City on the Sunset Park waterfront. And everybody, is watching.
Somewhere to Sleep
For some in Sunset Park’s Chinese immigrant community, internet cafes have become homes for the night.
When Birth Becomes Bureaucratic
New York’s doulas are up in arms over a new state certification bill. But they’re no strangers to long, arduous battles.
The Mishandling of Miss Washington
Last year, a black woman was assaulted and stabbed on a subway platform for the color of her skin. What followed was a series of troubling errors by medical professionals and the NYPD.
Shadow
Seeking the community in “community-based” jails.
They’re Taking Everything Away
The closing of Red Hook’s biggest laundromat portends a new reality for residents, whose home is shrinking around them.