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...
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...
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...
Tomorrow night Community Board 3 is scheduled to hold one of its most significant votes in several years -- deciding whether to approve of the city's land use application (ULURP) for the Seward Park Mixed Development Plan. After three...
On Wednesday evening, members of Community Board 3 will meet one last time before a key vote next week to support or oppose the city's land use application for the Seward Park Redevelopment Plan. The proposal outlines the redevelopment...