EPA Concerned About How Gowanus Rezoning Could Negatively Affect Canal Cleanup
In a letter sent to DCP, an official from the EPA asked for more awareness around potential impacts on the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal.
Locals Get a Refresher Course, With Few Answers, About the Proposed Gowanus Rezoning
The Department of City Planning is restarting the clock on the highly contentious Gowanus rezoning, and plans a series of meetings before kicking off the official public review process.
Pols Charge Mayor Backs ‘Irresponsible Development’ Over Bushwick Community Plan
Council members Antonio Reynoso and Rafael Espinal released a joint statement yesterday decrying the city’s plan to rezone much of Bushwick while disregarding input from members of the community.
Bushwick Residents Accuse City Planning of Ignoring Their Community Rezoning Plan
They voiced their frustrations at a public scoping meeting, marking the beginning of the environmental review process, Thursday.
Tensions Flare at Community Board Meeting Introducing the Bushwick Rezoning Plan
At Community Board 4’s Land Use Committee meeting Tuesday night, City Planning introduced a draft of the Bushwick rezoning plan.
Affordability, Height Were the Main Concerns of Residents at Gowanus Rezoning Public Hearing
Some longtime Gowanus residents oppose skyscrapers in the area and questioned why building heights have doubled from 14 to 30 stories in the proposed rezoning.
When a Gowanus Rezoning Meeting Was Not a Public Forum, Activists Took It Over
Local activists decided to stage their own public meeting when they were not getting any answers to their questions Wednesday night.
The Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Is Here, Promising Dense Development Along the Canal
The rezoning from industrial to residential is expected to allow 30-story apartment buildings around the canal and be a bonanza for current owners of industrial property in the area.
How Will a Proposed Rezoning Change the North Brooklyn Industrial Business Zone?
After three years, a plan to rezone part of Brooklyn’s industrial sector is finally seeing the light of day.
City Looks to Rezone Gowanus, Add Public Space Along Canal, According to New Planning Study
The long-awaited Draft Planning and Land Use Framework of Gowanus has just been released by the Department of City Planning.
