City of Yes housing plan up in the air as officials debate parking and funding

With less than a day left to reach a deal on Mayor Eric Adams’ legacy-making City of Yes housing plan, complex negotiations were continuing Wednesday afternoon ahead of a key vote on Thursday.After months of public review and combative rhetoric from supporters and detractors, the plan to loosen zoning rules in order to build as many as 109,000 homes now lies in the hands of a small group of officials from the City Council speaker’s office, the Department of City Planning and the office of First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer. They must finalize an agreement before a vote by the council’s zoning subcommittee scheduled for Thursday morning.The plan is expected to pass the full council in some form next month, but it could be weakened significantly if the council makes major changes. At least one big change has already been incorporated: Rather than fully eliminating the existing policy that requires minimum numbers of parking spaces in new developments in much of the city, the final plan will likely create three different zones in which parking mandates will either be eliminated, reduced or kept mostly intact, depending on factors like the zone’s transit access, a person familiar with ongoing talks told Crain’s.By Wednesday afternoon, officials were still debating where each zone should be and how much parking should be required in each one. Changes are also likely for another contentious proposal: permitting small “accessory dwelling units” in basements and garages.... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2024-11-20 21:13:58 UTC ]
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Plans for Independent Bookshop Week revealed

Authors will tour independent bookshops, illustrators will create special shop windows and limited edition and early book releases will take place to celebrate this year’s Independent Bookshop Week.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Singapore debates a law targeting fake news online. Critics warn of a chilling effect

Facebook, Twitter and Google have been under fire all over the world for not doing enough to police their platforms for misinformation. The Singaporean government thinks it has a solution: a law that imposes jail time and hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential fines for posting or failing... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fyre Festival founder plans to self-publish a memoir called ‘Promythus: The God of Fyre’

The man who founded the famously ill-fated Fyre Festival plans to tell his story in a self-published memoir. Billy McFarland, who is serving a six-year sentence in federal prison, is writing a book with the unconventionally spelled title "Promythus: The God of Fyre.” McFarland is writing the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-06 17:50:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Acquires Ediciones Salamandra

One of Spain's most prominent independent houses, Ediciones Salamandra brings some 500 authors to Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial. The post Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Acquires Ediciones Salamandra appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Mueller Report’ Is Officially A Best-Seller

Like previous government documents, the Mueller Report was so highly anticipated that it become a popular book even though anyone can read it for free. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-02 09:56:47 UTC ]
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Andersen consolidates Elmer licensing plans

Andersen Press has consolidated its licensing plans for Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, with the PR agency Metrostar leading the brand across all categories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pugh's statement 'is not true': City Hall emails reveal how aides learned Baltimore mayor lied about book sales

When Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh defended selling her “Healthy Holly” books to the University of Maryland Medical System, she made one specific claim that touched off concern at City Hall. Pugh told The Baltimore Sun on March 20 that she had not sold her books beyond those she provided to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Popelars Joining Tin House Books As Publisher

Craig Popelars is joining Tin House Books as publishers June 1. His appointment is part of Tin House's plan to expand its book publishing program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forest Bathing Strikes a Chord with Exhausted City Dwellers

A crop of new books about the therapeutic benefits of forest bathing, or simply spending time in nature, are coming from religion and spirituality publishers this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Mueller report isn’t just a legal document. It’s also the best book on the Trump White House so far.

Review of “Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election” by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-04-19 20:30:51 UTC ]
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BookTrust to fund school visits for BAME authors

BookTrust is going to pay for authors and illustrators of colour to visit schools as part of its BookTrust Represents project, which was set up to boost the number of BAME creatives in children’s publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acting Baltimore Mayor Young orders audit of youth fund management amid 'Healthy Holly' scandal

Acting Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young has ordered an audit of Associated Black Charities’ management of the city’s Children and Youth Fund because the organization asked businesses with city contracts buy copies of Mayor Catherine Pugh’s self-published children’s books. Young said he... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith reveals plans to transform post office shops with bigger focus on books

W H Smith has revealed plans to refit its post office stores with a bigger emphasis on books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast now has 28 shows on Snapchat, with plans for more

Even as Snapchat Discover has become more crowded and other publishers like The New York Times have pulled their channels, Conde Nast is invested in Snap. The post Conde Nast now has 28 shows on Snapchat, with plans for more appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crowd-funding scheme opens door to illustrators

Scottish indie Little Door has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise £3,500 to publish author/ illustrator Will Hughes’ début What Not to Give an Ogre for His Birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Xiron Pools funds to bag McFall series

Beijing-based publisher Xiron Books has acquired a new Young Adult series by Claire McFall for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City health insurer Kaiser Permanente paid Baltimore Mayor Pugh $114,000 for her 'Healthy Holly' books

Health provider Kaiser Permanente paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 to buy about 20,000 copies of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books during a period when the company was seeking a lucrative contract to provide health benefits to city employees. Kaiser confirmed Monday to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Québec: New Report Cites Book Sales Uptick; Booksellers Debate Backlist

Booksellers in French-language Canada are required to carry extensive backlist titles but say sales of them are slow and require staff training. The post In Québec: New Report Cites Book Sales Uptick; Booksellers Debate Backlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Appoints Dedicated Sales Manager for Christian Imprints

Shaila Muñoz joins PRHGE with more than a decade working in the publishing industry, most recently at HarperCollins Christian Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HUD accuses Facebook of housing discrimination — and eyes Google and Twitter too

The Department of Housing and Urban Development alerted Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google last year that it is scrutinizing their practices for possible housing discrimination, a sign that more technology companies could be ensnared in a government probe of their lucrative demographic... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-03-28 23:15:00 UTC ]
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