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Introduction: Big Cities, Big Problems: Solutions For The 1990s
Introduction: Big Cities, Big Problems: Solutions For The 1990s
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Introduction to the issue containing essays submitted in conjunction with the First Annual Stein Center Symposium on Contemporary Urban Challenges, Big Cities, Big Problems: Solutions for the 1990s.
New York City Zoning -- 1961-1991: Turning Back The Clock -- But With An Up-To-The-Minute Social Agenda, Norman Marcus, Esq.
New York City Zoning -- 1961-1991: Turning Back The Clock -- But With An Up-To-The-Minute Social Agenda, Norman Marcus, Esq.
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Since the last update over 30 years ago, there is a need to once again change our zoning laws. Over the years, societal concerns and priorities have fluctuated with the times and, as a result, exceptions have been made to the zoning regulations which reflect these changing social interests. The result is a Zoning Resolution which stands at 806 pages (and still counting). It is an ad-hoc, convoluted, chaotic non-plan for the City, held together by binders rather than a common vision. This essay examines the zoning history of New York City and concludes that a new Comprehensive Reassessment, which …