Dyker Heights, You Have Good News! 86th Street Rezoning Has Been Withdrawn
The rezoning project for 86th Street has been withdrawn. This is great news not only for for 85th Street and 14th Avenue residents, but for all of Dyker Heights.
What I saw from the Community Board 11 was the Brooklyn I have known my whole life – one neighbors have each others backs. I cried every time, residents from 85th Street spoke and cheered when each neighbor cited another reason why a rezoning was the wrong area. Each person who spoke showed how much they loved their community.
The owner must have realized how much of an impact it was having on his neighbors and is a good guy. He could have gone ahead with it as e already invested a lot. (Thank you Tommy!)
Some people are questioning if this is really the end of the rezoning project (it’s an election year) and they know our area has lobbyists winning because of Brannan. (See here and here)
Why didn’t Brannan attend the meeting? Because the people in that area have been gerrymandered out of his district. Don’t believe me? See the map here. They have no influence on the November election!
This is what gerrymandering looks like. District maps were changed to help politicians win elections.
Click here to see this map larger
Brooklyn pay close attention, this is not the only rezoning and your neighbors are going to need your help to fight.
The first man who spoke at the Community Board 11 Meeting lived around the New Utrecht Avenue rezoning. Many people don’t know about that one because the word wasn’t spread. Councilman Brannan never mentioned it in his newsletters. When people asked about it in its early stages, look how Brannan responded: See here.
The Shore Hill Rezoning is still happening. At the meeting last Spring, no one mentioned that 30% of the building was going to be for homeless people. (Spring Meeting notes) Community Board 11 should have shared that to the community, so people weren’t shocked by the Fall meeting when Jonathan Rose’s developers mentioned it. (See here) The home owners next to this building are fighting hard.
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Hugs,
marlene
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