"New York's recent mayoral transition is giving the city a fresh opportunity to reconsider not only what it builds, but also how projects get built and who gets to shape them. As Mayor Zohran Mamdani sets his housing and economic development agenda, he should look no further than the Bronx's massive Kingsbridge Armory: a public asset that sat empty for three decades amid neighborhood-wide displacement, disinvestment and widening inequality."
"What makes Kingsbridge different is not simply the scale of the building, but the scale of the community leadership behind it. From the very first day of planning, my organization, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, organized to ensure that the Armory redevelopment reflects the needs and leverages the assets of the people who live and work in Kingsbridge."
A mayoral transition presents an opportunity to rethink what the city builds and who shapes development. The Kingsbridge Armory sat vacant for three decades amid displacement, disinvestment, and growing inequality. A unanimous City Council vote and decades of organizing now push the Armory forward with community-rooted priorities: family-sustaining jobs, protections for small businesses, deep affordability, and rigorous environmental standards. Local organizing led by the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition centered resident needs and assets. The Together for Kingsbridge visioning process launched in 2022 alongside Councilmember Sanchez and NYCEDC to align redevelopment with neighborhood goals.
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