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April 18, 2008
In Harlem and Coney Island, major compromises before zoning approval
Atlantic Yards Report
Yesterday the New York Times reported that the Bloomberg administration has revised its redevelopment plan for Coney Island to get current landowners and elected officials onboard.
On Wednesday, the Times reported that Harlem's three City Council members had agreed to a compromise plan that would lower the height of new buildings allowed under a rezoning, increased the amount of affordable housing, and provide some help to displaced businesses.
Fair deals? I can't be sure. (The Brooklyn Paper praised the Coney compromise.) But it's notable that the political process--the need to get a rezoning through City Council--forced changes, in both cases much larger compromises than, say, the 6-8% scaleback proffered (and overplayed by the New York Times) before the Atlantic Yards project received state approval.
Norman Oder imagines what if... link
Posted by lumi at April 18, 2008 5:05 AM