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Rezoning seems to be the issue du jour here in Brooklyn. First, Carroll Gardeners raise their hackles over the planned R6A designation for some streets, and now the blog Best View in Brooklyn points out that a coalition of residents, churches, and a community organization in Sunset Park have filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s rezoning plan of 128 blocks in their neighborhood. According to the press release published on Legal Services NYC’s website, “They claim that the rezoning plan will encourage more luxury development and large chain stores, resulting in widespread residential and commercial displacement and gentrification among Sunset Park’s low-income Asian and Latino communities.” Any readers care to weigh in?
Press Conference Announces Lawsuit about Rezoning [BVIB]
Immigrant Groups File Lawsuit [Legal Services]
Photo by Sonja Shield/Legal Services NYC


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  1. I don’t know why latinos and asians are fighting it, its not like white people wants to move into those areas.

    it would bring more affordable housing to the area. density would bring more housing, mostly asians and latinos would want to rent in the area.

    right now many folks are moving out due to limited supply in the area, with limited supply you could charge more.

  2. The claiming of a neighborhood as someone’s permanent ethnic territory is something of a new phenomenon. Now, many areas of the city are very unwelcoming of inevitable changes that will occur. There are lots of former enclaves that have disappeared entirely. (Anyone know where Swedish Broadway was?)

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