Greenpoint Residents Speak Out Against Waterfront Plan
So many Greenpoint residents turned out for a meeting Monday of Community Board One’s land-use committee they couldn’t all fit in the building, DNAinfo reported. They are outraged by plans to build two huge developments on the waterfront that will add at least 10,000 new residents to Greenpoint’s current population of 40,000. It was also revealed that the…

So many Greenpoint residents turned out for a meeting Monday of Community Board One’s land-use committee they couldn’t all fit in the building, DNAinfo reported. They are outraged by plans to build two huge developments on the waterfront that will add at least 10,000 new residents to Greenpoint’s current population of 40,000. It was also revealed that the buildings at Greenpoint Landing and 77 Commercial Street, some of which will rise to 40 stories, will have separate entrances for affordable and market rate apartments. Attendees called the buildings “monstrosities” and said they showed “complete disregard” for the community, the story said. “We don’t want socioeconomic or racial segregation,” said one resident of the separate entrances. Other objections were inadequate transportation and park space. “This is the ugliest, scariest, most horrible plan,” said resident Kim Fraser. Community Board One Chair Chris Olechowski noted that the board had rejected the 2005 rezoning plan that paved the way for the huge developments. But they were ignored. “We’re only advisory,” he said. “That’s the frustration.”
Greenpoint Towers the “Ugliest, Scariest, Most Horrible” Plan, Locals Say [DNAinfo]
Deal Paves Way for Greenpoint Green Space [Brownstoner]
Massive Greenpoint Development May Break Ground Next Summer [Brownstoner]
Rendering via Crain’s
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