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2. WHITHER AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING IN NEW YORK? THE AFFH MANDATE IN AN ERA OF LAND USE REFORM.
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Gentles, Timothy
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HOUSING , *LAND use , *REGIONAL economic disparities , *RACE discrimination - Abstract
The article delves into the housing affordability crisis in New York, analyzing the role of exclusionary zoning practices and advocating for state-level intervention to alleviate housing scarcity and economic disparities. It begins by outlining the severity of New York's housing shortage, emphasizing its exacerbation of economic, racial, and regional inequalities.
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- 2024
3. Effective Speed: Can Cost Effective Transportation Be Sustainable (Reducing Emissions and External Costs)?
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Schnieder, Maren
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SUSTAINABLE transportation ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,COST control ,TRANSPORTATION costs ,LAND use ,GREENHOUSE gas mitigation - Abstract
Given the need to reduce fuel emissions from transport many research studies have been devoted to the development of technologies and identification of new policies to tackle this problem. The majority of these strategies either increase the costs (e.g., new technology), are more time-consuming (i.e., choosing a more sustainable mode of transport), or encourage consumers to forgo travel plans (i.e., flights to holiday destinations). Implementing any of these changes is challenging for a society where cost, quality and time are the key motivators. The paper differs from previous research, given that the focus is not to slow down global warming, through the development of new technologies, or through inconveniences to lifestyle. Instead, the focus is to improve the sustainability of transport using current technology without increasing the cost or time factor. By using the concept of effective speed, this paper estimates the possible reduction in emissions, external costs and land use if people can be persuaded to choose the most cost-effective mode of transport. The effective speed is calculated by dividing the distance travelled by the time spent (i.e., travelling to work and earning the money to pay for the commute). This case study uses data from a survey of residents in New York City (NYC) and incorporates supporting data about commuting patterns in Germany. If people use their most cost-effective mode of transport in NYC, it is possible to have emission reductions of up to 14.7%, external cost reduction of 11.6% and a reduction in the time–area requirements of 16.5%. The results of this paper highlight that people do not always need to spend more time or money on their transport activity to travel in a more sustainable way. Indeed, encouraging people to use a mode of transport with a faster effective speed may even reduce the external effects for some. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. New York City must clear the way to encourage housing construction.
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HOUSE construction ,HOUSING development ,URBAN growth ,REAL property ,LAND use - Abstract
New York will need to build 560,000 residential units by 2030, according to an estimate from the Real Estate Board of New York. "This is one reason why New York produces less housing per capita than most other large cities, even those with more onerous planning and public review processes", the CBC concluded. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022
5. Spatial and temporal estimation of air pollutants in New York City: exposure assignment for use in a birth outcomes study.
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Ross, Zev, Kazuhiko Ito, Johnson, Sarah, Michelle Yee, Pezeshki, Grant, Clougherty, Jane E., Savitz, David, and Matte, Thomas
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PARTICULATE matter , *AIR pollutants , *NITROGEN dioxide , *LAND use , *REGRESSION analysis , *GENE regulatory networks - Abstract
Background: Recent epidemiological studies have examined the associations between air pollution and birth outcomes. Regulatory air quality monitors often used in these studies, however, were spatially sparse and unable to capture relevant within-city variation in exposure during pregnancy. Methods: This study developed two-week average exposure estimates for fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) during pregnancy for 274,996 New York City births in 2008-2010. The two-week average exposures were constructed by first developing land use regression (LUR) models of spatial variation in annual average PM2.5 and NO2 data from 150 locations in the New York City Community Air Survey and emissions source data near monitors. The annual average concentrations from the spatial models were adjusted to account for city-wide temporal trends using time series derived from regulatory monitors. Models were developed using Year 1 data and validated using Year 2 data. Two-week average exposures were then estimated for three buffers of maternal address and were averaged into the last six weeks, the trimesters, and the entire period of gestation. We characterized temporal variation of exposure estimates, correlation between PM2.5 and NO2, and correlation of exposures across trimesters. Results: The LUR models of average annual concentrations explained a substantial amount of the spatial variation (R2 = 0.79 for PM2.5 and 0.80 for NO2). In the validation, predictions of Year 2 two-week average concentrations showed strong agreement with measured concentrations (R2 = 0.83 for PM2.5 and 0.79 for NO2). PM2.5 exhibited greater temporal variation than NO2. The relative contribution of temporal vs. spatial variation in the estimated exposures varied by time window. The differing seasonal cycle of these pollutants (bi-annual for PM2.5 and annual for NO2) resulted in different patterns of correlations in the estimated exposures across trimesters. The three levels of spatial buffer did not make a substantive difference in estimated exposures. Conclusions: The combination of spatially resolved monitoring data, LUR models and temporal adjustment using regulatory monitoring data yielded exposure estimates for PM2.5 and NO2 that performed well in validation tests. The interaction between seasonality of air pollution and exposure intervals during pregnancy needs to be considered in future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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6. Parcelization and Land Use: A Case Study in the New York City Watershec.
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Caron, Jennifer A., Germain, Rene H., and Anderson, Nathaniel M.
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LAND use ,CASE studies ,WATERSHED management ,FOREST management ,WATER quality ,PLANT development - Abstract
Over 75% of the New York City Watershed is forested, and the majority of the land is owned hy family forest owners. Ownership fragmentation and development may impact both the working forested landscape and water quality. We surveyed the owners of intact and subdivided family forest parcels across various parcel sizes to gauge their awareness of forest management practices and to assess the potential property-level impacts of their activities on water quality. To support the landowner survey, we used field data on forest stocking and timber quality gathered at each property. Results indicate that owners of large parcels ( > 5 0 ac) hod significantly higher water quality awareness scores than did owners of small parcels and were more likely to hove a written forest management plan. Full-time resident owners were more likely to engage in practices that may negatively impact water quality more directly, such as adding structures and a driveway, which increases impervious surface orea and associated runoff, and using additives on their lawns, which can odd nutrients and chemicals to surface water. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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7. Estuarine Shoreline Changes in Jamaica Bay, New York City: Implications for Management of an Urban National Park.
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Boger, Rebecca, Connolly, James, and Christiano, Mark
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SHORELINES ,NATIONAL parks & reserves ,ESTUARINE ecology ,LAND use ,PLANTS - Abstract
The Jamaica Bay portion of Gateway National Recreation Area, located next to highly urbanized New York City, faces many challenges to preserve and protect its natural, cultural, and recreational resources. To aid in the management of the park resources, detailed estuarine shoreline analyses of Jamaica Bay were undertaken using imagery taken in 1951, 1974, and 2006. A 15-class land use/land cover (LULC) classification scheme was created after doing an initial examination of the types of LULC in the 2006 orthoimagery and then applied in the analyses of the previous years. By quantifying how and where the shoreline has changed over the past 60 years, park managers can better assess the impact of management practices by comparing LULC of the shoreline within the park boundary to the LULC of the shoreline outside the park boundary before and after the park was created in 1972. Despite the heavy development of New York City and the trend for shoreline modification, the overall shoreline of Jamaica Bay has maintained large percentages of undeveloped vegetation and sandy beaches. Much of the LULC change has occurred in the creeks as a result of dredging and shape modification for residential and commercial uses. Park management has been effective in limiting the alteration of undeveloped shoreline although there have been significant changes in the relative percentages of sand and vegetated beaches between 1974 and 2006. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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8. Disparities in Urban Neighborhood Conditions: Evidence from GIS Measures and Field Observation in New York City.
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Neckerman, Kathryn M., Lovasi, Gina S., Davies, Stephen, Purciel, Marnie, Quinn, James, Feder, Eric, Raghunath, Nakita, Wasserman, Benjamin, and Rundle, Andrew
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METROPOLITAN areas -- Social conditions , *CITY dwellers , *REGIONAL disparities , *POPULATION density , *LAND use , *GEOGRAPHIC information systems , *CENSUS districts , *DRUGS & crime , *TRAFFIC accidents , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
Although many low-income urban areas are highly walkable by conventional measures such as population density or land use mix, chronic diseases related to lack of physical activity are more common among residents of these areas. Disparities in neighborhood conditions may make poor areas less attractive environments for walking, offsetting the advantages of density and land use mix. This study compared poor and nonpoor neighborhoods in New York City, using geographic information systems measures constructed from public data for US census tracts within New York City (N=2,172) as well as field observation of a matched-pair sample of 76 block faces on commercial streets in poor and nonpoor neighborhoods. Poor census tracts had significantly fewer street trees, landmarked buildings, clean streets, and sidewalk cafes, and higher rates of felony complaints, narcotics arrests, and vehicular crashes. The field observation showed similar results. Improving aesthetic and safety conditions in poor neighborhoods may help reduce disparities in physical activity among urban residents.Journal of Public Health Policy (2009) 30, S264–S285. doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.47 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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9. Estimating the effects of increased urbanization on surface meteorology and ozone concentrations in the New York City metropolitan region
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Civerolo, Kevin, Hogrefe, Christian, Lynn, Barry, Rosenthal, Joyce, Ku, Jia-Yeong, Solecki, William, Cox, Jennifer, Small, Christopher, Rosenzweig, Cynthia, Goldberg, Richard, Knowlton, Kim, and Kinney, Patrick
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ATMOSPHERIC models , *LAND use , *AIR pollution , *URBANIZATION , *CLIMATE change , *ATMOSPHERIC boundary layer , *WEATHER forecasting , *OZONE - Abstract
Land use and pollutant emission changes can have significant impacts on air quality, regional climate, and human health. Here we describe a modeling study aimed at quantifying the potential effects of extensive changes in urban land cover in the New York City (NYC), USA metropolitan region on surface meteorology and ozone (O3) concentrations. The SLEUTH land-use change model was used to extrapolate urban land cover over this region from “present-day” (ca. 1990) conditions to a future year (ca. 2050), and these projections were subsequently integrated into meteorological and air quality simulations. The development of the future-year land-use scenario followed the narrative of the “A2” scenario described by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), but was restricted to the greater NYC area. The modeling system consists of the Penn State/NCAR MM5 mesoscale meteorological model; the Sparse Matrix Operator Kernal Emissions processing system; and the US EPA Community Multiscale Air Quality model, and simulations were performed for two 18-day episodes, one near-past and one future. Our results suggest that extensive urban growth in the NYC metropolitan area has the potential to increase afternoon near-surface temperatures by more than 0. 6°C and planetary boundary layer (PBL) heights by more than 150m, as well as decrease water vapor mixing ratio by more than 0. 6gkg−1, across the NYC metropolitan area, with the areal extent of all of these changes generally coinciding with the area of increased urbanization. On the other hand, the impacts of these land use changes on ozone concentrations are more complex. Simulation results indicate that future changes in urbanization, with emissions held constant, may lead to increases in episode-average O3 levels by about 1–5ppb, and episode-maximum 8h O3 levels by more than 6ppb across much of the NYC area. However, spatial patterns of ozone changes are heterogeneous and also indicate the presence of areas with decreasing ozone concentrations. When anthropogenic emissions were increased to be consistent with the extensive urbanization in the greater NYC area, the O3 levels increased in outer counties of the metropolitan region but decreased in others, including coastal Connecticut and the Long Island Sound area. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2007
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10. Urban land use, air toxics and public health: Assessing hazardous exposures at the neighborhood scale
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Corburn, Jason
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LAND use ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,GEOGRAPHIC information systems ,HEALTH risk assessment ,SPATIO-temporal variation ,EFFECT of environment on human beings ,HUMAN ecology ,CITIES & towns - Abstract
Land use data are increasingly understood as important indicators of potential environmental health risk in urban areas where micro-scale or neighborhood level hazard exposure data are not routinely collected. This paper aims to offer a method for estimating the distribution of air toxics in urban neighborhoods using land use information because actual air monitoring data rarely exist at this scale. Using Geographic Information System spatial modeling tools, we estimate air toxics concentrations across neighborhoods in New York City and statistically compare our model with the US Environmental Protection Agency''s National Air Toxic Assessment and air monitoring data across three NYC neighborhoods. We conclude that land use data can act as a good proxy for estimating neighborhood scale air toxics, particularly in the absence of monitoring data. In addition, the paper suggests that land use data can expand the reach of environmental impact assessments that routinely exclude analyses of potential exposures to urban air toxics at the neighborhood scale. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2007
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11. Bishop Falls, New York City, and the Contested Value of Land.
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Stradling, David
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ACTIONS & defenses (Law) ,EMINENT domain ,PROPERTY rights ,LAND use - Abstract
The article discusses an 1877 legal case of eminent domain between the city of New York and Anna Bishop and her sons DeForest and Frank of the town of Olive, Esopus Valley in Catskills Mountains. The city acquired the land to build water reservoirs to supply the growing city of New York. According to the legal arguments of the city of New York, the Bishop's land had no value while according to the legal arguments of the Bishop family the land was everything to them.
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- 2006
12. Playing the Expectations Game: When Are Investment-Backed Land Use Expectations (Un)reasonable in State Courts?
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Breemer, J. David
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LEGAL judgments , *APPELLATE courts , *LAND use , *LAND use laws , *ZONING law , *PROPERTY rights , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
The article reports on the ruling of the New York Supreme Court on the case, Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, that the economic impact of the regulation on the claimant and, particularly, the extent to which the regulation has interfered with distinct investment-backed expectations are, of course, relevant considerations. The Court established a three-part inquiry for determining when land use regulation goes too far and caused a taking private property in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Court repeatedly indicated that the inquiry into investment-backed expectations, and especially the reasonableness of those expectations, goes far toward determining whether fairness requires the government to compensate for the effects of a land use regulation.
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- 2006
13. Ramapo Plus Thirty: The Changing Role of the Plan in Land Use Regulation.
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Sullivan, Edward J. and Michel, Matthew J.
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LAND use , *URBAN planning , *URBAN planning & redevelopment law , *LAND use laws - Abstract
Deals with the variety of roles of the comprehensive plan for the Town of Ramapo, New York City in land use regulation. Discussion of the origin and effects of the Unitary approach and land use regulation; Examination of the changes made in the Unitary approach through state legislation; Union of the structural and procedural with the substantive elements of planning and land use regulation.
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- 2003
14. Golden and Its Emanations: The Surprising Origins of Smart Growth.
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Nolon, John R.
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LAND use , *URBAN planning , *LAND use laws , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
Focuses on the ruling of the New York City Appellate Court on the case regarding land use between Ruth Golden and the Planning Board of Town of Ramapo, New York City. Background for the adoption of the Ramapo ordinance; Description of other local inventions emanating from the Ramapo approach to smart growth; Reflection on the report 'Quiet Revolution,' prepared for the Council of Environmental Quality in 1971.
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- 2003
15. The New York City Privately Owned Public Space Project New York, New York.
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Bressi, Todd W.
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PUBLIC spaces ,CITIES & towns ,ZONING ,AREA studies ,LAND use ,URBAN planning ,METROPOLITAN areas - Abstract
The article reports on a study about privately owned public spaces in New York City. "The New York City Privately Owned Public Space Project," aims to define and evaluate public spaces built under zoning provisions since 1961. The researchers identified 503 spaces at 320 buildings, and made field visits to evaluate the compliance of these spaces to their corresponding legal agreements. The project also made an assessment of the utility of the spaces. It was found out that only 16 percent of these have become significant neighborhood facilities and more than 40 percent were of little value. The research was published in the book "Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience." Photographs of these spaces and jury comments on the research were also discussed.
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- 2002
16. Zoning, Equity, and Public Health.
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Maantay, Juliana
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ZONING , *HEALTH equity , *PUBLIC health , *INDUSTRIAL sites , *LAND use , *URBAN planning - Abstract
The location of noxious uses and the pollution they generate have ramifications for global public health and equity; these uses have been concentrated in the world's poorer places as well as in poorer places within more affluent countries. Planners, policymakers, and public health professionals must collaborate on a worldwide basis to address these equity, health, and land use planning problems. (Am d Public Health. 2001;91: 1033-1041) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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17. 'Zoned for Residential Uses'--Like Prayer? Home Worship and Municipal Opposition in LeBlanc-Sternberg v. Fletcher.
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Smith, John M.
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LAND use , *JURISPRUDENCE , *LAND use laws , *RELIGION - Abstract
Examines the role of Free Exercise principles in resolving a religious land use dispute in New York City. Overview of Free Exercise jurisprudence; Problems with land use regulation; Facts and reasoning of the Second Circuit's rulings in the LeBlanc-Sternberg v. Fletcher controversy.
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- 2000
18. The Clear and Present Danger of Supply Skepticism.
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Been, Vicki
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RACE discrimination ,LAND use ,HOUSING ,POOR people - Published
- 2017
19. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Human Mobility and Its Association with Land Use Types during COVID-19 in New York City.
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Jiang, Yuqin, Huang, Xiao, Li, Zhenlong, and Kainz, Wolfgang
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COVID-19 , *COVID-19 pandemic , *SARS-CoV-2 , *LAND use , *SOCIAL distancing , *PANDEMICS , *CELL phones - Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted every facet of society. One of the non-pharmacological measures to contain the COVID-19 infection is social distancing. Federal, state, and local governments have placed multiple executive orders for human mobility reduction to slow down the spread of COVID-19. This paper uses geotagged tweets data to reveal the spatiotemporal human mobility patterns during this COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. With New York City open data, human mobility pattern changes were detected by different categories of land use, including residential, parks, transportation facilities, and workplaces. This study further compares human mobility patterns by land use types based on an open social media platform (Twitter) and the human mobility patterns revealed by Google Community Mobility Report cell phone location, indicating that in some applications, open-access social media data can generate similar results to private data. The results of this study can be further used for human mobility analysis and the battle against COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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20. Brooklyn's New Hope.
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Kincaid, Jamaica
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LAND use - Abstract
The article reports on the restoration of an empty lot in Brooklyn, New York which was completed with the assistance of entertainer Bette Midler and Midler's New York Restoration Project. The lot was turned into a public park and a memorial to Heidi Kravis which was designed by Midler and Elissa Cullman.
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- 2008
21. A buyer's market.
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Hardesty, Dawn Wotapka
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LAND use ,NEW York (N.Y.) politics & government ,HOUSING - Abstract
The article focuses on the initiative of the government in using its land to help subsidize affordable workforce housing in New York City. The government is concerned that many locals cannot even afford a starter home. As a remedy, regional leaders are trying to build townhouses and condominiums selling for under $300,000.
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- 2006
22. Estimating Agricultural Use Values in New York State: Reply.
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Locken, Gordon S., Bills, Nelson S., and Boisvert, Richard N.
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AGRICULTURE ,LAND use ,FARMS - Abstract
This section presents a response on the comment concerning the authors' article on the estimation of agricultural use values of land in Columbia County, New York. The importance of the issue is underscored by the fact that more than 40 state legislatures provide for agricultural use-value assessment and that procedures for establishing use-value differ significantly among states. New York bases its use values on farmland sales information. However, states like California and New Jersey rely on some procedure for capitalizing the future stream of net returns to farmland. There is certainly no agreement among either practitioners or researchers as to which methods are most appropriate. The comment emphasizes the fundamental difference between an asset's value in use and in exchange. The possibilities for divergence between these two values provides the theoretical basis for the interest in preferential farmland assessment. An objective approach to establishing agricultural use values would be to observe them in a freely functioning land market devoid of any influences except those related to the value of land in agricultural production. The merits of market price as a reflection of resource value are recognized by most economists.
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- 1979
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23. Estimating Agricultural Use Values in New York State: Comment.
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Pasour Jr., E. C.
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AGRICULTURE ,LAND use ,MARKET value - Abstract
This section comments on the article about the estimation of agricultural use values of land in Columbia County, New York. Although, the article clearly demonstrates that there are conceptual and informational problems associated with generating use-value estimates, the reader is left with the impression that estimation of agricultural use values of land based on capitalized income values can be a procedure sufficiently objective to support or validate use-value estimates obtained through the market value approach. This note indicates a fundamental difference between use value and market value stressing the subjective nature of the use-value concept and, consequently, of all agricultural use-value estimates. It also emphasizes the fact that market or exchange values are objective phenomena determined through the market process. The implications of this comment are that use-value estimates based on capitalized income values are inherently highly arbitrary and not subject to objective measurement, and such estimates are unlikely to be useful in supporting market value estimates of use value. The problem of widely varying agricultural use-value estimates of similar land is endemic in all use-value estimation procedures.
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- 1979
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24. City faces battles on several fronts.
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Michaud, Anne
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EMINENT domain ,LAND use ,HOUSING development ,REAL property - Abstract
The article reports that eminent domain is used in New York for real estate projects that help generate jobs, raise property values and rebuild struggling neighborhoods. But it can be a severe hardship for those who get caught in its gears. Interest has intensified since last June, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that officials in a seaside Connecticut city could raze a woman's home to make way for a pharmaceutical research plant. Until recently, eminent domain was largely an obscure political issue. It is now the subject of a national debate over the rights of property owners.
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- 2006
25. A Park? Not With My Backyard.
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Bagli, Charles V.
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COOPERATIVE apartment buildings , *PARK policy , *LAND use , *PUBLIC lands , *GARDENS - Abstract
Reports on Sutton Place cooperative residents' resistance to the New York City Parks Department's move to seize more than half of the cooperative's backyard garden for conversion into a public park. Preparation to remove fences surrounding the land; Acquisition of the land by the city in a condemnation proceeding in 1940; Claim that the land's lease has expired and should be turned over to the public.
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- 2005
26. Brooklyn Waterfront Park Inches Closer.
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Cardwell, Diane
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WATERFRONTS , *REAL estate development , *URBAN planning , *LAND use - Abstract
Presents an update on the plans for a waterfront in downtown Brooklyn in New York City as of December 24, 2004. Description of the design plans made by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates that will include playing fields, a marina, stores and a residential and commercial hub; Problems that delayed the plans being prepared by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development.
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- 2004
27. Games People Play.
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Zimbalist, Andrew
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FOOTBALL stadiums , *STADIUMS , *SPORTS facilities , *LAND use - Abstract
Comments on the proposed New York Jets stadium on Manhattan's West Side. Suggestion that the true cost to the public of building this football stadium may be higher than the announced budget; Claim that the proposed financing plan for the stadium contains other hidden public costs; Creation of a local development corporation to finance the stadium; Economic benefits of the stadium.
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- 2004
28. Design for Peaceful Park At Ground Zero Is Revealed.
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Dunlap, David W.
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URBAN planning , *PUBLIC lands , *OPEN spaces , *LAND use - Abstract
Discloses the plans for a privately owned plaza at the confluence of Greenwich Street and West Broadway that will be the first public open space on ground zero and a forecourt to 7 World Trade Center that will open in late 2005 or early 2006. Ken Smith Landscape Architect's designing of the space; Re-creation of Greenwich Street to connect the neighborhood through the trade center site.
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- 2004
29. STERLING: ZONING FOR FAST-GROWING TOWN.
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Yardley, William and James, George
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LAND use , *HOUSE construction , *RESIDENTIAL real estate , *REAL property - Abstract
Reports on the effectivity of the land-use regulation in Sterling, New York City which include prohibiting new residential construction on property smaller than two acres.
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- 2004
30. Look at What They've Done.
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Quindlen, Anna
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LAND use , *MEMORIALS , *REAL estate development - Abstract
Comments on the plans for the site of the destroyed World Trade Center towers in New York City. Opinion that the area resembles a real estate development opportunity more than a mass grave or crime scene; Way in which the author believes the site should become a memorial; Concern that the memory of the destruction of the towers will become muted.
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- 2002
31. Developers Target a Legendary Neighborhood's Last Open Spaces.
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BRADLEY, JAMES
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REAL estate development ,LAND use - Abstract
Focuses on the real estate development along the West Side highway and its environs in New York, New York. List of such projects; Comments from activists; Lack of a comprehensive environmental analysis of the development operation.
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- 1999
32. Lenox Hill preps for $2 billion upgrade: Sale of a 200-unit condo building could help finance project.
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LAMANTIA, JONATHAN
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HOSPITALS ,HOSPITAL buildings ,LAND use ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article reports on the plan by Northwell Health's Lenox Hill hospital to build a 30-story tower on its campus that will nearly double the hospital's current size. Topics covered include the remarks made by Northwell's president and chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Dowling about efforts to raise money for the upgrade, a need for regulatory approvals from the state Department of Health and the uniform land-use review procedure in New York City.
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- 2019
33. My kingdom for a special permit.
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Anuta, Joe
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LAND use ,SELF-service storage facilities ,STORAGE facilities - Abstract
The article focuses on New York City Council's policy of deferring to members on local land-use matters that was evident when the body acted to limit self-storage facilities in special manufacturing districts in December 2017. Topics discussed include the argument that the council failed to prove that requiring self-storage developers to get a special permit would grow good-paying manufacturing jobs and the expectation for local deference to grow stronger in January 2018.
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- 2017
34. Hard lessons in development.
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Bredderman, Will
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ADAPTIVE reuse of buildings ,TOURIST camps, hostels, etc. ,HISTORIC preservation ,LAND use ,URBAN land use - Abstract
The article looks at challenges facing the proposed redevelopment of the former P.S. 64 building in New York City. Owner Gregg Singer has been pursuing to circumvent the deed restrictions and convert the former public school building into a youth hostel. The redevelopment project has been blocked due the city's decision to declare the structure a landmark and a land-use dispute involving the property.
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- 2017
35. President of what?
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Murphy, Jarrett
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BOROUGHS ,PUBLIC officers ,FISCAL year ,ECONOMIC development projects ,LAND use - Abstract
Reports on the issues faced by the people running for Manhattan borough president in New York City. Money needed for the entire fiscal year; Initiation of projects that conform to a vision of affordability and sustainability; Important role to be played in land use review.
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- 2005
36. Empty Promises.
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Coates, Ta-Nehisi
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LAND use ,HOUSING - Abstract
Reports on the study about the housing and land disposition in New York City conducted by the ACORN organization. Effect of land auctions on housing; Land vacancy; Plans of property developers on the vacant lots.
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- 2003
37. INSTANT EXPERT POLITICS.
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Barkan, Ross
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LAND use - Abstract
This article discusses the role of the New York City Council as key driver in all land-use decisions, such as zoning, historic districts and even sidewalk cafés. Topics covered include the council's Committee on Land Use and its Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, its committee chairman, David Greenfield of Brooklyn, and the role of Land Use chairman in the negotiations with developers. Mentioned also are former Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. and Brooklyn councilman Angel Rodriguez.
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- 2017
38. I'll Take Manhattanville.
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Zacks, Stephen
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EMINENT domain , *LAND use - Abstract
The article reports that the New York State government will not restrict the use of eminent domain in the acquisition of land. The author emphasizes the use of eminent domain in New York City, providing the expansion of Columbia University into the Manhattanville neighborhood as an example. While a development organization stated the area suffered from blight, a New York appellate court decided otherwise. Eminent domain faces more restrictions in other U.S. states.
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- 2010
39. Queens next on Mike's agenda.
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Massey, Daniel
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URBAN planning ,LAND use ,RELOCATION ,NEW York (N.Y.). City Planning Commission - Abstract
The article offers information on the redevelopment plans of New York City's mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at Queens area of the city. It reports that Bloomberg's administration is planning to certify the Willets Point and Hunters Point South plans into the land-use process, and mentions the controversies related to relocation and scrutinizing process of the area by the City Planning Commission and the City Council. Also discussed are the land review plans of the administration.
- Published
- 2008
40. Feds could hoble affordable housing.
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Engquist, Erik
- Subjects
EMINENT domain ,LAND use ,LEGISLATIVE bills ,HOUSING development - Abstract
The article reports that the U.S. Congress' attack on eminent domain could cripple New York's affordable housing program. A bill that is still pending in the Senate could prevent the city from clearing enough land for developments like Melrose Commons, which has revitalized 35 blocks in the formerly devastated South Bronx. The bill would strip New York of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding if the city used eminent domain for profit, or to increase tax revenue. Of the 14,000 affordable housing units built or planned for 20 urban renewal areas in the city, nearly 6,000 sit on land acquired through eminent domain.
- Published
- 2006
41. Owners' burden of riches.
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Marks, Andrew
- Subjects
COMMERCIAL real estate ,BUSINESSPEOPLE ,INTELLECTUAL property ,LAND use ,SMALL business management - Abstract
The article presents information on the recent developments in the small business sector in New York. A construction company owner Jim Mitchell is one of a surprising number of small business owners in New York City who find themselves ensnared in a gilded trap. The buildings they bought years ago to put an end to relentless rent hikes are suddenly worth far more than the businesses they house. Unknown people offer him eight-digit sums for the property that JS Mitchell & Sons calls home. Under mounting pressure, they are being forced to make painful decisions They can sell out and relocate to cheaper climes or find a new line of work. A huge boom in residential real estate and a massive re-zoning effort have transformed large stretches of Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn and Long Island City in Queens into places fiercely sought after by developers.
- Published
- 2005
42. Onondaga Nation Files Land Rights Action Covering Swath of New York State.
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Matthews, Lisa
- Subjects
ACTIONS & defenses (Law) ,LAND use ,DISTRICT courts - Abstract
This article reports that on March 11, the Onondaga filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern New York against eight defendants, including Governor George Pataki, the City of Syracuse, and the State of New York. The Onondaga want a judge to declare that they never relinquished aboriginal title to their ancestral lands. The Onondaga Nation asserts that the State of New York violated not only the U.S. Constitution and federal laws in its appropriation of Onondaga land between 1788 and 1822, but also broke its own state laws. Such a ruling would give them equal footing with the state in negotiations regarding the cleanup of nearly 100 contaminated Superfund sites in their traditional territory. The Onondaga say that they are not interested in using court recognition of their land rights to open a casino or evict current landowners. The six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy have been united for nearly 700 years in what is believed to be the world's oldest democracy. According to oral tradition, the Peacemaker, who came from the Huron Nation, traveled among the sometimes warring groups of the Haudenosaunee around the year 1000 and spread a message of peace and unity.
- Published
- 2005
43. Small Town Blues.
- Author
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Cavanaugh, Tim
- Subjects
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ZONING law , *ZONING , *URBAN planning , *LAND use , *CITIES & towns , *REAL estate development , *REAL estate business - Abstract
Deals with the implications of the regulations set by zoning officials in Manhattan, New York City designed to prevent rapid growth. Impact of the regulations on the real estate market in the area; Tax equivalent of legal limits on new housing.
- Published
- 2004
44. 4-Foot-Wide Lot, Carved Out by Builders, Causes Big Stir on Upper East Side.
- Author
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GOODMAN, J. DAVID
- Subjects
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LAND use , *TOWER design & construction - Abstract
The article reports on the concerns over luxury tower developer DDG Partners which got New York City's approval to convert a piece of the land into a separate plot located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
- Published
- 2016
45. F.Y.I.
- Author
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WILLIAMS, KEITH
- Subjects
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ZONING law , *ZONING , *LAND use - Abstract
The article provides an answer to a question concerning how the rezoning process works.
- Published
- 2018
46. Grave concern for landmarked plot.
- Author
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DAVIS, WENDY
- Subjects
CEMETERIES ,BOUNDARIES (Estates) ,REAL property ,LAND use - Abstract
The article reports on the call of the residents of New York City for the government to buy a burial ground in one of the areas in the city. Topics covered include need for restoring the site and to install a plaque to commemorate the history of the site. Also mentioned are the political conversations regarding the ownership of the burial ground.
- Published
- 2015
47. Builder de Blasio bets on density.
- Author
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DAVID, GREG
- Subjects
LAND use ,HOUSING ,ZONING ,URBAN planning - Abstract
The article compares the land use policies of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and former mayor Michael Bloomberg. Topics discussed include de Blasio's plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing, Bloomberg's development and down-zoning of several high-profile areas in the city, and prevailing rents in affordable housing units under the administration of de Blasio and Bloomberg.
- Published
- 2014
48. Noteworthy arrival beneath the tracks.
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CORDERO, VALENTINA
- Subjects
SUBWAYS ,PUBLIC spaces ,NOISE control ,LAND use ,URBAN planning - Abstract
The article reports on the construction of a Boogie Down Booth, an outdoor music installation, underneath the subway tracks in the Bronx in New York City. Topics discussed include the project's aim to test how the space under the subway tracks could be more hospitable for residents and visitors alike, the attempt to maximize the unused space below the elevates subway lines, and the key features of the solar-powered booth.
- Published
- 2014
49. Little Neck locals all wound up.
- Author
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TRAGER, CARA S.
- Subjects
LEASES ,BUSINESS expansion ,LAND use ,ZONING - Abstract
The article details the controversial expansion of watch manufacturer E. Gluck by leasing a vacant land in Little Neck, Queens, New York City. Topics discussed include the opposition of area residents to the expansion plans of E. Gluck, the company's construction of a two-story extension that resulted in a 35-foot blank wall running along the back of the lot, and history of the light-manufacturing zoning for the property.
- Published
- 2014
50. Price of a New Park: $225 Million and Rising.
- Author
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KIMMELMAN, MICHAEL
- Subjects
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PARKS , *FINANCING of parks , *LAND use , *ZONING , *EMINENT domain , *TWENTY-first century , *PUBLIC spending ,NEW York (N.Y.) politics & government - Abstract
The article discusses the rising costs of developing the Bushwick Inlet Park in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, New York City, noting that the park may cost up to half a billion dollars. Topics addressed include issues regarding rezoning and eminent domain, as well as the administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's handling of the park.
- Published
- 2015
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