Jonathan Keller

[ESPN @espn]

OmG.

[Alex @ajak1033]

The Spurs know how to TAKE the lead, they just don't know how to HOLD the lead. And that's really the most important part of the lead: the holding

[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

Proud to have co-led the ENY Plan with Koren, alongside leaders like @RLEspinal. Good planning is good storytelling rooted in a place—its history, people, conditions—and where it heads if we act and if we don't. Ten years on, ENY's story landed as the deep work said it would.

[Rafael Espinal @RLEspinal]

Proud of the work my team did with my neighbors & @BilldeBlasio to make the ENY rezoning a tool for affordability and investment. 10 years later, the results are a powerful reminder of why we made that choice. https://t.co/k21oZuphwc

[Rafael Espinal @RLEspinal]

@KeithPowersNYC Thanks! It wasn’t an easy process, but it ultimately aligned with the goals I had for my district: helping address Brooklyn’s affordability crisis while reversing decades of disinvestment.

[Keith Powers @KeithPowersNYC]

“The Brooklyn neighborhood has seen a boom in new construction — minus the gentrification and displacement that have plagued other parts of New York.”

Kudos to @RLEspinal on a success story.
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[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

Yes, we can still do good, big things. In the face of adversity, even when the need is greater. #gowanus

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[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

The idea that the government is riven with fraud is something that everyone feels deep down must be true. And yet, so far the DOGE experiment keeps indicating the opposite.

[NYC Water @NYCWater]

DEP is thrilled to accept the @nycpublicdesign award for excellence in design with our partners at @nycparks for our work in Gowanus! The project will meet environmental goals for the Gowanus Canal and provide 2 acres of public waterfront open space.

[NYC Mayor's Office @NYCMayorsOffice]

Eleven public projects have won the 2024 Excellence in Design award from the Public Design Commission.

From fun-filled parks to strong sewers and welcoming libraries, these projects make New York City more functional AND beautiful.

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[NYC Planning @NYCPlanning]

4 years ago this week, @NYCCouncil approved Zoning for Accessibility, a tool that incentivizes developers to work with @MTA to improve station accessibility. Right now, it’s bringing ADA access via a new elevator to the north side of Queensboro Plaza N, W, 7 station in LIC!

[Deborah Carr @DeborahCarr723]

BU Sociology is hiring in Urban Soc! We have a terrific community of urban scholars and sociologists. Apps due 10/1. @BUonCities. @asa_population @PopAssocAmerica @ASAnews @ASAmedsoc @ComUrbASA @ia4phs #sociology

[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

"Cities are hot..scientists are now discovering that cities are often more rainy, too. Most cities receive significantly more rain than the nearby rural regions an effect that has become more pronounced over the past two decades as the climate has warmed"

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[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

Thrilled to see the first housing lottery at 420 Carroll Street—huge milestone for the Gowanus communities. Proud to have helped bring 360 new homes, a resilient waterfront promenade, and top-tier amenities to life. The future of Gowanus looks bright! @sagi_golan #gowainassance

[NYC Planning @NYCPlanning]

The first income-restricted, permanently affordable homes enabled by the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan are now available for New Yorkers on Housing Connect! Plus, thousands more new homes are on the way, along with investments in public space, resilience, NYCHA, and more.

[NYCHA @NYCHA]

🚧 Gowanus Rezoning is transforming Brooklyn! @NYCHA’s Gowanus Houses & Wyckoff Gardens is set for $216M in upgrades, benefiting 3,700+ residents. 🏠 Repairs include new windows, kitchens, & more. Work starts 2025.

Full story @CityLimitsNews: https://t.co/FDoKWhceI1

#NYCHA

[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

Stunning clouds before the deluge @nynjpaweather @newyork

[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

@douglashanau @bradlander @KarrieUrbanist It finally got done and is a testament to what happens when leaders have the courage to share power instead of keeping it to themselves, creativity increases, trust grows stronger, and inclusivity broadens, leading to the emergence of something greater and more ambitious.

[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

@douglashanau @bradlander @KarrieUrbanist Hi Doug, it's been a discussion (how to clean up Gowanus and what it should then become and who it should be for) in South BK since the 1950s.

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

THE GOWANUS MODEL:

@KarrieUrbanist looks at how we are converting a polluted Superfund site into 8000+ units of mixed-income housing, parks, infrastructure, arts & community space, through the largest affordable housing rezoning in NYC in two decades.

And how we did it by building community support for genuinely inclusive growth.

It’s a model we can use to build the future of NYC.

[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

@hslatkin @MikeLydon @bfurnas Nearly every lot in the Gowanus rezoning area is within a 1/4 mile of a station...so even the "furthest" parcels are quite close to transit.

Excited to see the 9th Ave project moving forward. Team did a good job working closely with the Brooklyn Office.

[Jonathan Keller @keller_jd]

@henrygrabar NYChoods are too dynamic with people coming and going all over. Our resi hoods are also major job hubs. Introducing resi pkg permits will formalize ppls feelings of private ownership over public streets.

Pkg permits can make many places essentially a gated community.