Developers and construction unions say the new 421a tax abatement is necessary to build new apartments in New York City — but critics disagree. “It’s extraordinarily expensive and it’s taken an inefficient program and made it more inefficient — some more affordable housing units, but mostly it’s just subsidizing […]
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Opposition Grows to Park Slope Landmarking
The Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing at the end of the month to discuss expanding Park Slope’s historic district, but not everyone is pleased to see the community locked in the past.