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- Construction Under Way at 96 Moore Street in Williamsburg [NYY]
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Plan to Bring High-Rise Apartments to Empire Boulevard Clears City PlanningThe NY Post article about violence near Prospect Park claims that both addresses cited are in PLG; neither of them actually is in the neighborhood.
Daily Links: Sheepshead Bay Locals Protest Shelter Replacing Affordable HousingThe Brooklyn infrastructure is not equipped to support more housing. The streets and subways are overcrowded, and the situation is far worse than in Manhattan. If you're seeking housing, the best course of action is to move upstate or to New Jersey, where there’s ample open land ready for development.
Plan to Bring High-Rise Apartments to Empire Boulevard Clears City PlanningI attended the meeting with Councilmember Hanif in which her rep states in the article "in December the group was invited to work with the council member on community benefits but rejected the offer." That is blatantly false. At no point did the Councilmember invite anyone to work on the community benefits agreement.
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