The law requires MBTA communities to have at least one zoning district where the construction of multi-family housing is allowed "as of right," meaning no special permits or zoning variances are ...

Every square inch of New York City that is not a street, a park on under water is zoned, meaning there’s a law governing what can be built there. The law actually has two components: A set of maps ...

Many of New York City’s zoning laws haven’t been touched since the era of Robert Moses, the famous urban planner and public official. For example, look at the so-called “sliver law,” which ...