Abigail Savitch-Lew
A poster at the Gowanus study open house on schools, transportation and community resources (Thursday October 19)
The potential rezoning of the Brooklyn neighborhood creates uncertainty about much—but, at least for the residents who gathered for an open house, not about what problems need attention.
But some local venue owners and community organizers are worried the Office of Nightlife will do little to protect artists from the impact of real-estate development that threatens dramatic change to the city’s cultural map.
‘Tenants were asked to do double duty. They not only had to fight their landlords who were using construction harassment to drive them from their homes, they also had to push legislation through the New York City Council.’
Artists with disabilities say efforts at inclusion in the process behind and language of the de Blasio administration’s CreateNYC plan were welcome. Now they want to see efforts to make sure both funding streams and art spaces become more accessible.
Plus, concerns about standards at a top high school for Black students.
The city seems to be resting up for Game 6.
Both supporters and critics of the rezoning will agree: a lot remains uncertain.
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