Locals Opposing Gowanus Rezoning Prepare for Potential Legal Fight
Opponents of the city’s Gowanus rezoning lawyered up to potentially challenge the neighborhood-wid...
Tag: Department of City Planning
Rezoning Proposed for Southern Brooklyn’s Flood-Prone Coastal Neighborhoods
City Planning is proposing a suite of new zoning measures in southern Brooklyn’s coastal neighborh...
Gowanus Residents Want to Halt Rezoning Until in-Person ULURP Meetings Can Resume
Can the city push through a rezoning during a pandemic? This is what is currently worrying resid...
EPA Concerned About How Gowanus Rezoning Could Negatively Affect Canal Cleanup
In a letter sent to the departments of City Planning and Environmental Protection on October 27, an ...
Locals Get a Refresher Course, With Few Answers, About the Proposed Gowanus Rezoning
The Department of City Planning is restarting the clock on the highly contentious Gowanus rezoning. ...
Pols Charge Mayor Backs ‘Irresponsible Development’ Over Bushwick Community Plan
According to local politicians, an upcoming and controversial rezoning of Bushwick is rejecting year...
Bushwick Residents Accuse City Planning of Ignoring Their Community Rezoning Plan
With the rezoning plan for Bushwick moving forward, local residents are united on a few key concerns...
Tensions Flare at Community Board Meeting Introducing the Bushwick Rezoning Plan
Long in the works and under much scrutiny from local residents and activist groups, the draft plan t...
Affordability, Height Were the Main Concerns of Residents at Gowanus Rezoning Public Hearing
This was a real public hearing. Following an open house organized by the Department of City Plann...
When a Gowanus Rezoning Meeting Was Not a Public Forum, Activists Took It Over
Is this what you call a meeting? The question was asked repeatedly at Wednesday night’s gatheri...
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