Sentences with phrase «controversial affordable housing project»

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A controversial provision that would have given the state veto power over certain New York City affordable housing projects was nixed during budget discussions.

Neighbors blasted the plan, which is the first individual project to be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rezoning, saying the «affordable» income requirement didn't match with those in the area and that there was no environmental impact study to see what effect the building would have on neighboring Fort Tryon Park.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The controversial Brooklyn Heights Library redevelopment is facing opposition from Borough President Eric Adams, who Wednesday released a slew of recommendations for the project, including more affordable housing and local school seats.

The building project is the first individual project built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rezoning, which promised to change zoning rules in some neighborhoods to make way for more affordable units.

Instead, the McArthur «Genius Grant» recipient will have a series of paintings he made in and about Hong Kong, in which he opted to depict the dangerously overcrowded public - housing projects dotting the city, tapping into the controversial social issues surrounding its scant availability of affordable living space.