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The formal land-use review for the mayor’s proposed East New York rezoning could kick off soon. City Planning Commission expects to certify the rezoning application “this spring,” according to Capital New York, which technically begins March 20. During a City Hall budget meeting this week, City Planning Director Carl Weisbrod said, “I do anticipate we will be entering the formal [land use] process this spring.”

Once the ULURP process begins, it could take up to a year. The process starts with review at the community board level, then moves to the borough president, City Planning and the City Council. The mayor’s rezoning plan aims to bring 7,000 new apartments to the area by allowing housing and taller buildings along commercial and industrial corridors. Above, the 1935 Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church at the corner of Glenmore and Pennsylvania Avenue, in the proposed rezoning area.

Timing of City’s Rezonings Still up in the Air [Capital NY via TRD]
East New York Rezoning Coverage [Brownstoner]


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  1. “Really Brownstoner? this is the picture you go with? Way to perpetuate the idea that this is a complete wasteland dying for developers to cram gentrification down our throats. ”
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    You must be new here, let me help you. Brownstoner is the F.O.B. of Covert Race/Class Warfare Operations!
    If you’re paying attention East New York and Flatbush is on Brownstoner’s Future Neighborhood Integration Watch List.
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    Remember this millitary axiom: It takes more energy to occupy an area that to take it.
    At this point Gentrification is spread too thin to sustain it’s self, it’s only a matter of time…
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    The What (The Fed raises Interest Rates at the next meeting)
    Someday this war is gonna end…

  2. Really Brownstoner? this is the picture you go with? Way to perpetuate the idea that this is a complete wasteland dying for developers to cram gentrification down our throats. Instead of picking a gloomy, high contrast picture of the burned down Blue Ridge farms complex on an overcast day, you couldn’t use one of the historic buildings along Atlantic ave. or Pennsylvania ave. in risk of teardown from this rezoning? some which have been written about by Montross Morris on this very site. You could have literally turned around for a shot of the historic church with landscaped grounds across the street from this site, that church and it’s grounds fall within the proposed upzoned Fulton st. corridor and is not landmarked.

    When Crown Heights west was rezoned you didn’t use a picture of an empty weed filled lot or graffiti covered commercial building, why doesn’t ENY get similar treatment. All the other RE blogs do the same when writing about ENY but I thought Brownstoner who showcases historic architecture would be different, sadly you choose to follow instead. Nice to know what you think of our neighborhood.