The big affordable housing project that the city wants to build at the Broadway Triangle in Williamsburg took one step closer to becoming a reality yesterday when City Planning voted 12-1 in its favor, reported the Gotham Gazette. As we reported earlier this month, yesterday was also supposed to be the first day in court for the coalition of 40 local groups suing city to block the 1,850-unit project on the grounds that the development is biased in favor of the Hasidic community that is prevalent in the neighborhood and that the planning process failed to include input from the broader population. The next step in the ULURP process is for City Council to weigh in.
Broadway Triangle, Kingsbridge Armory Approved [Gotham Gazette]
The Fate of the Broadway Triangle [Brownstoner]
Community Groups Sue City over Broadway Triangle [Brownstoner]