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dinsdag 7 januari 2025
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Dear New Yorkers,
Second time’s the charm?
The city Economic Development Corporation has selected 8th Regiment Partners LLC, a joint venture between real estate firm Maddd Equities LLC and Joy Construction Corporation, to develop the 570,000 sq. ft. Kingsbridge Armory, the public-benefit corporation told THE CITY on Monday.
The Economic Development Corporation’s pick of Maddd Equities and Joy Construction elevates hopes that decades of revival schemes finally come to fruition — and concerns about a contractor’s safety record.
Dubbed “El Centro Kingsbridge,” the repurposed century-old armory will include a state-of-the-art event venue, a dedicated community space, a recreation center, an educational facility focused on workforce development, cultural and commercial spaces, sports fields and more.
The selection of the developer in a bidding process that launched last September marks a major turning point for a national landmark that has been vacant since the city took over the property in 1996.
However, though the new developers are bound by an agreement that ensures union labor is guaranteed on this project, one developer, Joy Construction, has been repeatedly targeted by Laborers Local 79 over the firm’s use of non-union labor and for what the union says is its poor safety record. And both developers have a history of worker fatalities on their projects.
Read more here about the developers chosen for the long-abandoned armory.
In the Bronx, the Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 skips a number of stops from 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, Jan. 7.
By the way…
As temperatures dip, remember that it’s illegal for landlords to keep apartments below a certain temperature. If you don’t have heat, it’s your right to push for a fix: here’s how to do it.
Our Other Top Stories
On the first days of congestion pricing, some drivers struggled to avoid paying the charge. One driver, a mother who lives on the Upper West Side, even said she’d leave the city because of it. Others circled for “10, 15 minutes” to find parking on 61st to avoid driving into the tolled district. Subway riders, on the other hand, are “hopeful” about the potential revenue the plan could produce: it’s tied to more than $15 billion of improvements for the transit system, including modernizing ancient signals on multiple subway lines, adding elevators, and buying new train cars and buses.
After speaking with all those drivers, THE CITY’s senior transit reporter Jose Martinez joined the latest episode of FAQ NYC to offer some perspective on how NYC finally got here. “Politicians use the words historical a lot, but I do think that when they flipped the switch on this thing Saturday night, yeah, that was a bit of history here in New York,” Martinez said. “It's something that has just been brewing for years — now it's here.” Listen here.
Reporter’s Notebook
EDC Report Backs Adams on the Economy
With Mayor Eric Adams essentially launching his reelection bid this week with a series of interviews and speeches, the city’s Economic Development Corporation is making the case Tuesday that under his leadership “the city is back” in a 88-page report titled “The State of the New York City Economy.”
This is the first time EDC has issued such a comprehensive report, though it says it will do so annually in the future. It comes after other reports on the city’s economic outlook foresee strong gains in the first part of 2025 as Trump policies spur profits on Wall Street and crypto investment in the city.
Its “10 key themes” emphasize gains in employment and labor force participation, the diversification of the economy, how AI will boost the economy, how college grads continue to migrate to the city, how the office market has stabilized and claims that the City of Yes zoning amendment will help make housing more affordable.
EDC spotlights two major challenges: that Black and other minority unemployment rates remain high, and that income inequality continues to widen.
— Greg David
New Transparency on Supportive Housing Spots
Using public records obtained by Legal Services NYC via the Freedom of Information Law, THE CITY on Monday reported that during several months of tracking last year, just 18% of homeless people living on streets and subways and pre-cleared to live in supportive housing actually made it in — while hundreds of others had their eligibility expire after waiting a year.
In response to that article, the city’s Department of Social Services is now sharing updated data on the cohort.
Of the 955 people, 362 made it into supportive housing by the end of December — 37% of the total. (THE CITY had reported on data collected that showed 175 placed in supportive housing through June.) Meanwhile, 195 people were still waiting to be referred to a housing provider for an interview, while another three people died while waiting for an apartment — making a total of seven deaths of homeless people who died while waiting for housing placements this year.
Advocates are pointing to more than 4,000 vacant supportive housing units, and a need to cut bureaucratic red tape to make it easier for homeless New Yorkers to get into stable homes indoors.
—Gwynne Hogan
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Wednesday, Jan 8: Take a free yoga class at Moore Street Market in Williamsburg. 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 8: Attend the final singalong of the season at the Island of Warmth, an electric campfire art installation at Manhattan West. 385 9th Ave. 5 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 10: Prove your stick-to-it-iveness by going on a 5k run for Quitter’s Day — then toast your admirable perseverance with free “bites and drinks” at the bar afterwards. Ray’s Hometown Bar in Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
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