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    Council Subcommittee Approves East New York Rezoning Plan with Modifications

    Affordable Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn
    New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal. Image credit: NYCC/William Alatriste

    New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal. Image credit: NYCC/William Alatriste

    The modified East New York Rezoning includes such deep levels of affordability that Council Members referred to the rezoning plan as a “unicorn,” though all hope to use it as an example for future rezonings.  On April 14, 2016, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use held back-to-back meetings on the Department of City Planning’s East New York Rezoning Plan, which would affect the greater East New York area of Brooklyn.  The proposed rezoning would make East New York the first of 15 neighborhoods to be rezoned under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan.

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    Tags : affordable housing, City Council, Committee on Land Use, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Rafael Espinal, East New York Rezoning, Housing New York, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Workforce1
    Date:04/18/2016
    Category : City Council
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    Early 20th Century Dairy Buildings Enter Designation Process

    Designation Calendaring  •  East New York, Brooklyn
    Empire State Dairy Company Buildings. Image Credit: LPC.

    Empire State Dairy Company Buildings. Image Credit: LPC.

    Two buildings in former dairy complex identified as potentially worthy of preservation in advance of proposed East New York rezoning. At a meeting on March 8, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to add the Empire State Dairy Company Buildings at 2840 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn to its calendar, formally commencing the designation process. The two buildings together prominently occupy a full block face along Atlantic Avenue. Landmarks staff undertook a survey of the neighborhood to complement the proposed rezoning of East New York. The two buildings in the dairy complex were determined to be the most architecturally and historically significant in the area. (read more…)

    Tags : East New York Rezoning, Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Complex, Meenakshi Srinivasan
    Date:03/15/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    City Council Hears Testimony on Mayor de Blasio’s East New York Rezoning Proposal

    Affordable Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn
    Council Member Rafael Espinal questioning the panel of Mayoral Administration representatives. Image credit: CityLand

    Council Member Rafael Espinal questioning the panel of Mayoral Administration representatives. Image credit: CityLand

    Council Members expressed concern-ridden comments on the proposal’s plans for neighborhood job programs and the proposed housing’s lack of deep affordability levels.  On March 7, 2016, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on the East New York Community Plan. If approved, the Plan would make East New York, and portions of Cypress Hills and Ocean Hill, located in Brooklyn, the first area to be rezoned under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Carl Weisbrod, City Council, Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Rafael Espinal, East New York, East New York Community Plan, East New York Rezoning, Housing New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    Date:03/10/2016
    Category : City Council
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    DCP Initiates Public Review Procedure for Proposed Rezoning of East New York

    Zoning  •  Greater East New York, Brooklyn
    East New York rezoning map. Image credit: DCP

    East New York rezoning map. Image credit: DCP

    The proposal would create new affordable housing, public parks, and other community improvements.  On September 21, 2015, the City Planning Commission began the public review process for the Department of City Planning’s proposal to rezone several neighborhoods in Brooklyn.  The East New York Community Plan would invest in the improvement of the East New York, Ocean Hill, and Cypress Hills neighborhoods of Brooklyn—represented by Community Boards 5 and 16—by adding affordable housing and community resources that seek to boost the local economy and prevent the displacement of existing residents.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Community Board 16, Brooklyn Community Board 5, City Planning Commission, Council Member Rafael Espinal, Department of City Planning, East New York Community Plan, East New York Rezoning, Housing New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio
    Date:10/08/2015
    Category : City Planning Commission
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