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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Releases “The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn”

The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn Addresses Dual Crises of Housing and Public Health Through Data-Driven Land Use, Policy, and Budgetary Recommendations  Almost Every Major City in the World Has a Plan to Guide Growth and Development – Except New York City BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso today released “The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn,” a vision to address the borough’s dual crises of […]


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American Recovery Program (ARP) + Beyond

In 2021, the Biden administration passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocating federal funds to accelerate recovery from the economic crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hester Street (HST) partnered with People’s Action, a national network of grassroots organizations, and Local Progress, a movement of local elected officials, to support pandemic recovery […]


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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

In June 2023, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) launched a participatory planning and public engagement process to reimagine the Amsterdam Avenue side of their iconic campus. To carry out this comprehensive visioning project, LCPA partnered with Hester Street (HST) and architecture/urban design firm NADAAA to gather input from the local community on how […]


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NYC Speaks

In December 2021, the Mayor’s Office launched NYC Speaks – a six-month, citywide public engagement and community-driven government transformation initiative – in partnership with Hester Street (HST) and a variety of philanthropic and civic institutions. Within the first one hundred days of Mayor Eric Adam’s administration, the project set out to collect feedback from residents […]


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NYCCLI Coalition

Formed in 2020, the NYCCLI Coalition is an alliance of community-based organizations and community land trusts (CLTs) convened by the New Economy Project working to advance the community land trust model as a tool to address the root causes of homelessness and housing instability in NYC. Together, coalition members advocate for new funding and policies, […]