This week City Council passed the long-discussed rezoning proposal for Sunset Park, a plan that attempts to promote new development, affordable housing, and new businesses, while maintaining the character of the neighborhood. The Department of City Planning posted the details of the plan on its website, which includes changes for about 128 blocks within Community Board 7′s distrcit. Borough President Marty Markowitz issued a statement that the rezoning will benefit Sunset Park, adding that “it’s important that anti-harassment measures be reviewed to determine if the Tenant Protection Act is adequate as a means of protecting residents from displacement, and that every effort be made to ensure that the magnificent park views of Upper New York Bay and Manhattan are preserved. While the city is talking some nice talk, some residents have fought the rezoning plan due to concerns that it will promote luxury developments and big-business interests, resulting in residential and commercial displacement.
Sunset Park Rezoning [Department of City Planning]
Immigrant Groups Fight Sunset Park Rezoning [Brownstoner]
Development Funds Flow into Sunset Park [Brownstoner]
Sunset Park Waterfront Vision Plan [Brownstoner]
The Sunset Park Condo That Helped Fuel the Rezone Fire [Brownstoner]
Photo by Michael Comeau