Friday, December 25, 2009
Controversial Rezoning of Broadway Triangle Halted
The controversial Broadway Triangle rezoning has been approved by the City Council and halted by the New York County Supreme Court all in the same week. The Broadway Triangle is a 31-acre development site in Brooklyn that borders the neighborhoods of Bedford Stuyvesant and Williamsburg and is mostly underdeveloped.
The city has said the area could be used to build 1,851 housing units and apartments, 46 percent of which would be affordable housing. However, many local residents have complained that they were given little say in the project and that twice as many affordable housing units could be produced.
Plans to develop the Triangle were halted due to a request by the Broadway Triangle Community Coalition, which is made up of around 40 community groups. The request was granted by Justice Emily Goodman, according to a release from her office.
The lawsuit claims that the transfer of the site from the city to the United Jewish Organization (UJO) of Williamsburg and the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC) violated several laws, and constitutional clauses.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/26972/
The city has said the area could be used to build 1,851 housing units and apartments, 46 percent of which would be affordable housing. However, many local residents have complained that they were given little say in the project and that twice as many affordable housing units could be produced.
Plans to develop the Triangle were halted due to a request by the Broadway Triangle Community Coalition, which is made up of around 40 community groups. The request was granted by Justice Emily Goodman, according to a release from her office.
The lawsuit claims that the transfer of the site from the city to the United Jewish Organization (UJO) of Williamsburg and the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC) violated several laws, and constitutional clauses.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/26972/
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