A newly created office will reach deeper into communities and work with students, young people and grassroots groups to determine what gets built in their neighborhoods.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Communities will soon be getting a bigger say in neighborhood development decisions under a newly created office.
Director Dan Garodnick said the City Planning and Engagement Division will reach deeper into communities and work with students, young people and grassroots groups to determine what gets built where. The team will also work with other city agencies to overcome a tendency for neighborhood proposals to be removed from the demands of the actual people who live there, Garodnick said.
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