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September 21, 2011
Vote Expected on Rezoning of Boerum Hill
WNYC
by Janet Babin
New York City Council votes today on whether the Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn should get rezoned.
The council vote is the last step in the rezoning process, that could help protect the neighborhood's brownstones.
Howard Kolins, president of the Boerum Hill Association, said, "The ultimate goal of rezoning is to protect and preserve the type of housing and quality of life that exists. it's a low rise, very green very leafy streets."
Residents rallied for stricter zoning laws after the Atlantic Yards project moved forward in nearby Fort Greene.
Most people place Atlantic Yards in Prospect Heights, though Fort Greene is less inaccurate than "downtown Brooklyn."
The rezoning area includes all or part of the blocks bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the north, 4th Avenue to the east, Warren and Wyckoff streets to the south, and Court Street to the west.
Posted by eric at September 21, 2011 11:43 AM