At a town hall near the footprint of the proposed Bay Street rezoning, the mayor tried to strike a balance between acknowledging concerns about development and extolling its virtues.
It’s just one parcel in a city undergoing dramatic development. But here is the view from the Lower East Side on what the departure of a neighborhood supermarket means.
Community advocates have been at odds with the city over whether the rezonings will create deeper needs for classroom seats than the city’s school-building plans accommodate.
Not-for-profit developers say the city’s focus on producing more units faster and cheaper is sidelining the mission to create housing that neighborhoods actually welcome.
