Last night we posted a full wrap-up from City Hall after the City Council approved the sweeping Seward Park land use application. There's more reaction today to the historic vote, which ended four decades of acrimony and inaction surrounding...
Believe it or not, the Seward Park redevelopment plan (SPURA) has finally made it through the city's arduous land use approval process. We just returned from City Hall, where the New York City Council voted 48-0 in favor of...
A week from tomorrow, the full City Council is expected to vote on the sweeping land use application for the Seward Park redevelopment project (SPURA). The land use committee signed off on the proposal last week, after City Council...
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...
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...
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...
Last night, Community Board 3 decided 45 years was long enough to wait for the redevelopment of the Seward Park parcels, in the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge. In a unanimous vote, CB3 approved the city's land use application...
As we have been reporting, Community Board 3 meets tonight to vote on the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan. Board members will be asked to approve the city's land use proposal for the large site near the Williamsburg Bridge,...
Earlier today, we noted that an activist group is stepping up its ongoing war on City Council member Margaret Chin over the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan. Last week, Chin urged Community Board 3's land use committee to vote...
