The memo lists the coalition’s serious concerns regarding the potential displacement of current residents around Broadway Junction, and states that they are opposed to any rezoning of the area.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Heights of Potential Development Concern Some in Gowanus
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Some residents fear potential 22-story towers on the Canal corridor. Planning officials say such buildings would be rare under the proposed rezoning but are part of the trade-off for getting lower heights immediately adjacent to the canal.
Mapping the Future
Video: City’s Planners Pitch Gowanus Rezoning Plan
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The Gowanus proposal grew out of—but does not entirely reflect—a community-based discussion about how the Brooklyn neighborhood should grow.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Watch Live: City Planning Presents its Proposal for a Gowanus Rezoning
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Can’t make the February 28 meeting? Tune in here.
Brad Lander
Gowanus Open House Reveals Proposed Rezoning Faces Optimism, Opposition
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‘They heard us for the most part but they did not get everything right. And that is what this part is about.’
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Photo Essay: Meet Gowanus, Ahead of a Possible Rezoning
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If passed, the rezoning will reshape a neighborhood that is home to active heavy industry, a vibrant arts scene, major public-housing complexes and a massive Superfund clean-up.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
City Unveils Draft Rezoning Proposal for Gowanus
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“I know that not everyone is excited about the idea of new residential and commercial development at heights taller than the surrounding brownstone neighborhoods. But I genuinely believe we are on the way to getting the balance right.”
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Call for City to Assess Racial Impact as it Reviews Impact of Real-Estate Development
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Proponents wonder why an environmental impact study that explores so many facets of a neighborhood—its workforce, open space, traffic, housing market and even shadows—cannot also look at racial impacts.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
In Memoriam: Luis Garden Acosta, Builder of Bridges
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The names of the city’s real builders, who labor for decades in the toughest neighborhoods, are nowhere. Their accomplishments, everywhere. One of the greatest of these, Luis Garden Acosta, died last week at the age of 73.
Mapping the Future
De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
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The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
barge
De Blasio’s Freight NYC Plan Spurs Optimism, Concerns
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Will building up the city’s barge ports it really get big trucks off the interstates? Will it do so without putting more diesel trucks on Brooklyn streets?