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Seward Park Plan Places Some Limits on Big Box Stores

Last week, the city officially began the public approval process for the Seward Park Development Project.  A master plan for the nine parcels adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge will be voted on by Community Board 3 next month.  The...

The City’s SPURA Plan and the Community’s Response

Last week, following Community Board 3's public hearing, we outlined the city's plan for the Seward Park Development Project.  Now here's a more detailed account from the presentation, which mapped out their vision for the 7-acre parcel, Manhattan's most...

The City’s SPURA Plan Allows For “Big Box” Stores; Apartments Would Not Be “Permanently Affordable”

A little more than a year after Community Board 3 approved its planning guidelines for the Seward Park redevelopment site (SPURA), the city last night finally detailed how much of the proposal it is willing to embrace.  At a...

CB3 Signals Support for Two New Residential Projects; East Broadway Developer Turned Away Again

Community Board 3's land use committee slogged through a very full agenda in a steamy four hour meeting last night. We'll have more on their discussions with the Chinatown Working Group later. First some other matters. The panel approved two...
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Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Returns to Lower East Side For 31st Season

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot returns to 145 Stanton Street for its 31st season of pavement soliloquies on July 16 with...
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