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    Carlos Menchaca

    Locals Protest Greenwood Heights Development, Want More Affordable Housing

    greenwood heights protest outside 737 fourth avenue
    • Development

    • Greenwood Heights

    Nov 12, 2020 • 10:00am
    by Jessica Parks
    2

    Sunset Park activists are beginning their battle against a planned 14-story apartment building in Greenwood Heights that they claim will price out the area’s current inhabitants.

    The developer is asking for a rezoning

    Locals on Edge After Warnings of Possible ICE Raids in Fort Greene, Red Hook

    ice raid
    • Brooklyn Life

      Oct 9, 2020 • 09:00am
      by Ben Verde
      1

      Brooklyn’s immigrant communities are on high alert after a group of plainclothes law enforcement officers attempted to raid two apartments in Fort Greene and Red Hook Wednesday.

      No one was taken into custody

      What’s the Future of the Sunset Park Waterfront Now That the Industry City Rezoning Is Dead?

      waterfront at Industry City
      • Development

      • Sunset Park

      Sep 29, 2020 • 11:07am
      by Rose Adams
      1

      Sunset Park locals want to rezone the waterfront for green energy jobs and revise the City Charter to allow community-led rezonings.

      The plan would prioritize manufacturing at Industry City

      Can Industry City Deliver on Promised Jobs in Upcoming Rezoning Proposal?

      industry city
      • Development

      • Sunset Park

      Sep 16, 2020 • 09:00am
      by Craig Hubert

      The question was asked by both residents and politicians at a City Council public hearing around Industry City's proposal to rezone.

      Some speakers said they feel the benefits are scant

      At Sunset Park Councilman’s Urging, Industry City May Dump Controversial Rezoning

      industry city
      • Development

      • Sunset Park

      Jul 29, 2020 • 09:00am
      by Rose Adams

      Local pol Carlos Menchaca said he asked the developers to pull the rezoning application because they had not yet fulfilled their promises to the community.

      The developers said demand remains strong for the commercial space

      Owner Demolishes Red Hook’s Historic Bowne Warehouse After Arson Fire (Photos)

      bowne warehouse
      • Development

      • Red Hook

      Nov 5, 2019 • 09:00am
      by Cate Corcoran

      One short wall of the 1886 red brick structure preservationists tried to save was still standing in late October.

      Nearby the city plans a rezoning

      Public Review Starts for Controversial Rezoning of Sunset Park’s Industry City, Angering Locals

      sunset park industry city proposed rezoning
      • Development

      • Sunset Park

      Oct 30, 2019 • 09:00am
      by Craig Hubert

      The long-in-the-works plan seeks to rezone the industrial property to allow for hotels and additional space for retail and offices.

      Critics oppose adding hotels to the complex

      Will Sunset Park Councilman Menchaca Derail Mayor’s Rikers Jail Reform Plan?

      detention
      • Development

      • Boerum Hill

      Oct 17, 2019 • 02:39pm
      by Cate Corcoran
      1

      The plan to close Rikers and build new jails in Brooklyn and beyond is a scheme to enrich developers, said Sunset Park Councilman Carlos Menchaca.

      It offers no guarantees of reform, he added

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