{"id":495,"date":"2020-10-21T00:16:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T00:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/develop.mtopp.org\/?p=495"},"modified":"2020-10-21T00:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T00:16:14","slug":"the-monsters-on-the-move-and-already-laws-are-being-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtopp.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/21\/the-monsters-on-the-move-and-already-laws-are-being-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monster’s On the Move — And Already Laws Are Being Broken!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In the community we have labeled <\/span>960 Franklin Ave project <\/strong>the monster, for the developers\u00a0plan\u00a0on destroying three decades of protection for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where there were height limits of 60\/70 ft. and build up to 483 ft.\u00a0\u00a0At the same time actually destroy over<\/span> 50% of the plant life <\/strong>at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden <\/span>within ten years!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
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Mayor De Blasio’s Position<\/strong><\/span><\/div>

In a phone interview with, WBAI’s correspondent Jillian Jonas from the Michael Haskins Show “Living for the City”, the Mayor made his position known about this development\u00a0project. \u00a0He\u00a0claimed\u00a0he would support this rezoning project (which would destroy a public green space)\u00a0in\u00a0return for “affordable housing”. \u00a0Alicia Boyd from MTOPP responded to the Mayor’s position. To listen to their\u00a0comments\u00a0please click here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>

960 Franklin Rezoning Application<\/strong><\/span><\/div>

On September 22, 2020, a revised application for the 960 Franklin Ave rezoning was submitted to the Department of City Planning \u201cDCP\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0According to DCP rules,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0this application should have been given to\u00a0Community Board 9 five days later.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>This did not happen.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>

Then on October 16, 2020<\/strong> Community Board 9 was given notice that the 960 Franklin Ave Rezoning application will be certified<\/u><\/strong> on November 16, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0This notification was made to comply with a new City Charter mandate, which was voted into law November 2019 by the people<\/span>.<\/p><\/div>

In direct violation of this new law,<\/strong> DCP has simply given notification of its intention to certify the application without <\/strong>making the application available to the public<\/strong> nor giving any detailed description of the project<\/strong>\u00a0as directed by the City Charter.
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This means that we will miss the opportunity <\/strong>to first view what this resubmitted application<\/strong> is,<\/span>\u00a0 what environmental protections <\/strong>or constraints have been put in place to reduce the damage to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/strong> (if there are any), and any so called community benefits that are being proposed.\u00a0\u00a0

Thus, neither we nor our elected\u00a0officials\u00a0will not be able to put <\/strong>pressure on DCP to make changes before the\u00a0application is certified, <\/strong>beginning the Uniform Land Use\u00a0Review Procedure “ULURP” process, which is exactly 7 months.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>

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