Council Passes Sunset Park Rezoning Plan
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…
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
Thanks for the compliment I do consider myself classy but having lived in Sunset park for 50 years I know the neighborhood better than you.
What a classy fellow, Janko! Way to use your words!
As a resident and homeowner in said dump, the rezoning fight has been particularly perplexing. High-density by the subway stops and inclusionary zoning are two of the best and most proven ways to actually keep the community affordable in the long-term and provide existing residents access to the jobs and amenities of the rest of Brooklyn.
I understand the knee-jerk distaste for rezoning…since it so rarely works out in the favor of low-income, long-time residents. But this plan seems to be a decent one that won’t stop ALL gentrification, but will try to put a cap on some of the worst excesses of it, while also encouraging greater investment.
Also, Petebklyn, the blog Best View in Brooklyn has been doing some killer coverage of the rezoning. Here are a couple links that may help explain:
http://bestviewinbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-explanation-of-sunset-re-zoning.html
http://bestviewinbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2009/06/check-out-your-block-or-more-re-zoning.html
Sunset park is a dump!
ok, can anybody summarize in 1 paragraph what zoning changes are proposed? who is effected and how?