Affordable Housing
Brewer Votes No With Conditions on Inwood Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Her decision is non-binding, but sends a message to the de Blasio administration that EDC’s plans for Inwood requires substantial changes.
Her decision is non-binding, but sends a message to the de Blasio administration that EDC’s plans for Inwood requires substantial changes.
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer held a hearing April 10 on the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning in Inwood, a key step in the land-use approval process. Watch the video!
Chin and Brewer’s application will move right to “technical review” thanks to a new law exempting officials from the pre-application process.
In the complex politics around the East Harlem bid, where some community factions support a limited rezoning while many don’t want to see any rezoning at all, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s position could be very important, even if it is purely advisory.
Brewer expressed concerns about a lack of sufficient preservation strategies in the city’s rezoning plan, but has yet to take a position on whether she will support any kind of rezoning.