East New York: To Rezone or Not Rezone?
Photo by Edrei Rodriguez
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to upzone East New York is not moving easily through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure. On Monday, the City Council held a hearing on the controversial plan.
But where do you stand?
Two of East New York’s Historic Structures Threatened by Rezoning, City Report Reveals
The historic Empire State Dairy Building at 2480 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Edrei Rodriguez
As city agencies and community members continue to weigh the pros and cons of the East New York rezoning plan, the New York City Department of City Planning earlier this month released the final environmental impact statement, shedding light on the proposal’s potential effects on some of the area’s most landmark-eligible structures.
Young East New York Native Fights to Preserve Neighborhood’s Historic Gems
Photo of 135 Pennsylvania Avenue by Zulmilena Then
A young junior architect who grew up in East New York is leading the fight to landmark more than two dozen of the neighborhood’s architectural icons.
Spurred into action by the destruction of the historic East New York Savings Bank and Mayor de Blasio’s controversial rezoning plan, Zulmilena Then founded Preserving East New York (PENY) last year. Now with six members, the fledgling organization has caught the attention of the preservation nonprofit Historic Districts Council, which named East New York one of its 2016 “Six to Celebrate” earlier this month.
Just to be clear, getting the recognition of the Historic Districts Council is like finding out you have a landmarks fairy godmother — HDC’s mission is to help out local groups like PENY, and they’ll work with developers, the Landmarks Commission, and community members to protect spaces that need it.
Brownstoner caught up with the 29-year-old to hear more about her plans to work with the Mayor’s rezoning plan — not against it — to revitalize the area while preserving its historic character.
Locals Fight to Landmark East New York, Crown Heights South as Rezoning, Development Loom
Crown Heights South home. Photo by Corcoran
Residents and preservationists are pushing for landmarking in two previously unprotected neighborhoods, Crown Heights South and East New York.
Borough President Adams Says No to Mayor’s Affordable Housing Plan for East New York
Photo of Borough President Eric Adams by Barbara Eldredge
Just minutes before the start of a public hearing on the mayor’s East New York rezoning plan Wednesday morning, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams issued his vote rejecting the contentious proposal.
Borough Hall Packed to the Gills for Hearing on Mayor’s East New York Rezoning Plan
Brooklynites jammed Brooklyn Borough Hall on Wednesday for the City Planning Commission’s public hearing on the mayor’s controversial plan to rezone East New York.
East New York Is Not the Next Crown Heights: Residents Fear Rezoning Will Push Them Out
Community Board members and residents seemed unfazed by an aggressive presence by the press
Residents and officials packed Community Board 16’s meeting space in Brownsville Monday night, October 19, for the first public hearing on Mayor de Blasio’s controversial East New York rezoning plan.
First Public Hearing on Controversial East New York Rezoning Happens Tonight
The long-awaited public hearings for the controversial East New York rezoning proposal are finally happening, and the first one takes place tonight.
De Blasio Promotes East New York Rezoning Plan to Skeptical Locals
Mayor de Blasio speaks about affordable housing at East New York’s Saint Rita’s Catholic Church
Mayor Bill de Blasio journeyed to East New York Sunday, October 4, to explain his affordable housing plan to residents, face to face.
Gentrification Rally Disrupts City Hall Meeting
Following the release Monday of a 13-page report critiquing Mayor de Blasio’s East New York rezoning plan, local coalition Real Affordablility for All held a rally in Downtown Brooklyn — a “hyper-gentrified” neighborhood, according to the organization’s press release.
After the rally, Real Affordability members and leaders headed to Lower Manhattan, where they disrupted the City Planning Commission’s hearing regarding the the rezoning process for East New York. The event’s timing purposefully coincided with today’s beginning of the public review process for the rezoning of East New York.
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