Adi Talwar
A cease-and-desist zone has been on the wish list of the community organizations who raised concerns about the 2016 East New York rezoning.
‘Bushwick provides an opportunity for the de Blasio administration to renew its commitment to community planning, demonstrate how zoning can be used to protect a neighborhood from gentrification instead of catalyzing it, and affirm the importance of local voices.’
‘Put simply, setting aside time for meditation each week makes people better learners and better human beings. Isn’t that what we want for all our children?’
‘Como expliqué en el Proceso de Planificación de East New York, aunque algunos detalles pudieron haberse hecho mejor, creo firmemente que hicimos lo correcto y que el tiempo demostrará el alcance de nuestro trabajo.’
The local councilman writes, one year after the rezoning: ‘The East New York Neighborhood Plan is the kind of action the neighborhood has been waiting for. ‘