The board’s vote is not binding, but it sends a signal to higher powers that the rezoning proposal will need to change before it has local support.
Community Board 12 has one month to deliberate the passionate views expressed on the Economic Development Corporation’s proposed neighborhood rezoning.
The administration says it’s providing additional services to support small businesses, but Inwood businesses argue the current rezoning proposal would trigger displacement.
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