Community Groups Sue City over Broadway Triangle
Opponents of the controversial plan to develop the 31-acre area of East Williamsburg called the Broadway Triangle sued the city yesterday in Supreme Court, charging racial and religious discrimination as well as failure to comply with due process. The coalition of 40 North Brooklyn community groups alleges that the plan for 1,895 new units of…
Opponents of the controversial plan to develop the 31-acre area of East Williamsburg called the Broadway Triangle sued the city yesterday in Supreme Court, charging racial and religious discrimination as well as failure to comply with due process. The coalition of 40 North Brooklyn community groups alleges that the plan for 1,895 new units of housing favor the Hasidic community by including a disproportionate number of three- and four-bedroom apartments to house larger Jewish families and by capping building height at eight stories, since Jews can’t take the elevator on the Sabbath. The suit points out that nearly half of the public housing in the area is currently occupied by Hasidic Jews, despite federal court orders requiring the end of discriminatory practices and despite the fact that the waiting list for such housing has remained at over 90 percent Latino and African American for more than 30 years. It also claims that the Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Council and the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg received exclusive development rights in a no-bid process through their connections to Assemblyman Vito Lopez (D-Williamsburg), and that the city failed to submit its plans for review by Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Community Board 3, as required by land use regulations. Addressing some of these claims back in July, Councilman David Yassky (D-Williamsburg) said, “I want more housing, but I don’t want skyscrapers in the middle of Brooklyn … I can’t imagine that there are real grounds for a lawsuit.” GMAP
Racial and Religious Discrimination Alleged in Triangle [NY Daily News]
City Sued over Triangle Rezoning [Brooklyn Paper]
Triangle Debate Goes On over Eminent Domain [Brownstoner]
The Voice Calls Out Lopez [Brownstoner]
Markowitz Endorses Lopez’s Triangle Plan [Brownstoner]
FU Bxgirl
I’m actually very educated and successful.
and guess what?
My wife is JEWISH, that would make my three kids Jewish as well so FUCK OFF!
BBB- don’t go there. That’s offensive and racist. Don’t stopp to Crooklyn’s level.
Crooklyn- Go F*ck yourself.
Kens- 🙂
Bet he doesn’t know the story of Jesse Owens and how he shamed Hitler in the Olympics either. But what can you expect from an uneducated dolt?
Crooklyn- it seems you are incapable of even comprehending what you said. You’re a sociopath without any intelligence. You’re just another nazi freak and I don’t care what your skin color is. You’re a nazi freak. Freak being the operative word.
Crooklyn what about the black people who could not get into NYU without affirmitive action like Spike Lee?
MY APOLIGIES!!!!!
It was a dumb and tasteless remark.
Hey it lit a fire on a boring day here on Brownstoner. Keep on blogging.
Crook,
Free speech is a two-way street. You say something as hostile, offensive and disgusting as your Hitler remark, you are going to get called on it. Everyone who called you on it is exercising speech as well. And by the way, this is not a public forum. No one has free speech rights on someone else’s blog.
Kens, a bunch of us will advocate for you if Mr. B bans you. Those were fighting words you responded to.
oh man, this is the time I wish The What was back. I never thought I would say it.
Ironically enough, Hitler hated Blacks as much as Jews. Jews were just easier to target and blame for all the mess that was going on in Germany.
Bxgrl, I think he is just jealous cause I have box seats at Jay Z concert tomorrow and he couldn’t even get seats in the 400 section.
I say whatever I feel. I don’t think you want to take it there Kensingtonian. TRUST ME!
I Don’t like how the Jews do whatever they want with out any restrictions.
I also don’t like the Niggers that dont work, but want to make noice all night in front of my “Brownstone”.
I also don’t like Puerto Ricans who live by the system form generation to generation.
I also don’t like that Rich Hipters kid that dresses like abum and think he looks cool.
So is my opinion WTF? I said it….
Go rat on me Bxgirl, hope Mr.B doesnt punish me.