Anyone who has lived in or visited New York in the past decade has seen the tower cranes and orange netting that color the skyline—harbingers of the new developments that are remaking the city, from baseball stadiums to shopping malls to luxury condos. This progress has costs, primarily the impact these projects have on existing neighborhoods.
To fend off opposition to their plans, developers often promise “community benefits” in the form of housing, amenities and jobs.
But do the benefits ever get delivered?
If so, who gets them?
And if not, who holds the builders’ feet to the fire?
City Limits wants to conduct a detailed investigation of big projects—and big promises—around the city to figure out which developers have kept their word.
