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Some quick context on the modifications announced today before the City Council's land use committee voted on the Seward Park plan. Additional Housing: Council member Margaret Chin persuaded the city to add 100 apartments on the Seward park parcels, meaning...

We don't normally post press releases verbatim but, given the high interest in this story, here's the detailed statement from Council member Margaret Chin's office concerning today's committee vote in support of the Seward Park Plan. We'll have additional...

The land use approval process for the Seward Park redevelopment site is rapidly nearing completion. Today two City Council committees will vote on the proposal for 900 apartments, commercial spaces and community facilities on nine parcels near the Williamsburg...

If you want your voice to be heard before the City Council votes on the land use application that will shape the redevelopment of the Seward Park development site, next week's your last chance.  Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock,...

More now on the City Planning Commission's historic vote this morning in favor of the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan.  The decision means there's only one more major step remaining before the city begins soliciting proposals from private developers...

The City Planning Commission hosted a public hearing yesterday on the Seward Park Mixed-Used Development Plan, a proposal that would transform nine parcels adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge that have languished for four decades.  A sweeping land use proposal...

Here's a reminder about tomorrow's City Planning Commission hearing on the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan. After winning support from Community Board this spring, the sweeping land use application is making its way through the approval process. Members of the...

A week from Wednesday, the City Planning Commission holds a public hearing on the land use application for the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Project.  Two months ago, Community Board 3 unanimously approved the proposal, which would create 900 new...

For many business owners, the slow creep of the city’s bureaucracy can be a source of intense frustration. But for Miguel Cortezar, owner and operator of New Roma Pizza on the corner of Delancey and Essex streets, it may...

It was big news Tuesday night when Community Board 3 broke a half-century long stalemate, voting unanimously to approve the city's Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan.  We already reported the basic story -- now here's a more detailed account...