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Mandatory Inclusionary Text Amendment
The Mandatory Inclusionary Text Amendment was voted in by the City Council in the Spring of 2016, despite 52 out of 59 community boards voting it down. Most boards felt this was simply a massive give away to developers. The way the Mayor got the City Council to vote against Read more…
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Zoning Loopholes
Zoning Loopholes There are always ways to get around zoning laws and the most common is called a variance. This is an action where an owner will approach the city and say hey, I need to do this… but the law says I can’t, but if I can’t do this….. I Read more…
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Gentrification Victims Speak Out
Alicia Boyd and Maxine Barnes speak out about their experience being arrested at a Community Board 9 ULURP meeting. Their arrests, at the request of Brooklyn’s Community Board 9, stifled protest from others fighting gentrification, displacement, and protecting their homes.
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Alicia, Tom Angotti and Ana Orozco Discuss Their Activism
This is the second panel discussion at the Brooklyn Community Forum on Anti-Gentrification and Displacement , where the panelists talked about their activism. Professor Angotti at the beginning gave a little bit of history and told the real deal about rezoning studies. Alicia Boyd from MTOPP, the Movement to the Read more…
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What Developers Want for Empire Blvd
What the Developers want for Empire Blvd. At this moment, Community Board 9 members, City Planning and Borough President Eric Adams are wanting the change from commercial to mix-residential and commercial on Empire Blvd., with the idea of wanting affordable housing. At the City Planning meetings, the suggestion was Read more…