Sunday, August 5, 2018
City pushing through rezoning that no one has seen
From PIX11:
A rezoning plan for Inwood has been heavily protested by large groups of residents over the course of many months, but on Thursday, a scaled down version of the proposal got onto the fast track to approval.
A city council subcommittee gave the plan the green light, before residents who've long opposed change got a chance to get a good look at it.
It's a proposal that would change the look and feel of this neighborhood, one of Manhattan's last pockets of relative affordability, forever. The proposal, which will see some 5,000 new units of housing built in this northern Manhattan neighborhood -- more than 25 percent of it classified as affordable -- was revised overnight Wednesday, and then re-negotiated in closed door meetings among city councilmembers all morning on Thursday.
The resulting proposal will allow for taller buildings in the western part of the neighborhood near Manhattan's northern tip. The area west of 10th Avenue will be upscaled, but new construction will not be as tall as originally proposed, according to preliminary assessments. To the east of 10th Avenue, buildings will be allowed to be even taller. The proposal will also add new schools and other additions to the community.
At the council subcommittee hearing, which was attended by developers, building trade union members and residents alike, there was a theme: that because the proposal that was being voted on had been newly minted, there was inadequate opportunity for analysis.
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Oh well lookie here...the brown people of Inwood don't want Whites moving into their neighborhoo. I've been up there many times, beautiful area, the only place on Manhattan Island where there are single family DETACHED houses with driveways. The only downside to the area is the people that currently infest it.
DeBlasio needs more developer $ in his coffers. So does Ydanis "El Caron" Rodriguez. Thus, time to open up the last remaining minority enclave in Manhattan to the vultures. New buildings go up, Chad, Cody, and Jason from Minnesota move in, rents triple, out go Jose, Manuel, and Tyrone. The irony in all this is that the latter three voted for DeBlasio, thinking he would save them and their way of life. Ha ha ha. Sorry, you are no longer needed.
City running out of "nice" nabes to build in. REBNY hungry to "develop". Take the nabes from the working class and push them out for the affluent to inhabit.
The department of city plotting is on board with this.
We should keep tabs on whom from Queens is on that committee, and when it goes to a Councilwide vote, taking a loot when the Queens Delegation forms the core, as they normally do, for development and displacement.
Hell if they do it in their own borough, they will do it everywhere.
One of the reasons they are so powerful is they get developer support from EVERYONE!
NYC's elected officials are deep in the pocket of real estate interests, not sure why they have so many problems with Trump AS THEY CLEARLY WORK FOR HIS BUDDIES and could not give a dame about the people they supposedly represent
Re-zoning
They did that same shit in Great Neck, always in July Or August when people are enjoying vacation. Now Great Neck has low income towers and Town of North Hempstead government is infested with Democrat liberals rubber stamping every re-zone, permit and extra useless town employee.
Average school and property taxes in Manhasset where the bigger lots are have jumped from $8000 to $26,000. Now giant deep creators and demolition fences are popping up all around the train station with a with Asian names on the permit signage
Sunday, August 05, 2018
The tower pestilence and affordable housing scam continues unabated. Count this among the myriad other programs foisted on the constituents that includes the gerrymandering of the homeless, unwanted and unnecessary bike lanes usurping parking spaces for businesses and residents and of commissioned awful art that no one wants to see (remember the sunbather and the pointless good fences/neighbors).
This will only exacerbate the inequities of residential living. For the zoning will only drive up the area median income that will induce the rental market cost fabrications/speculations despite the presence of the alleged affordable units. A good example are two new buildings in Greenpoint where the lowest rent goes for $2000 for those making 75 to 100 grand.
You know the recent trend lately regarding Trump cabinet members and hack electeds being yelled at when they're dining. When the upstanding citizens of Inwood see that lying scumbag Ydanis Rodriguez on the street or having brunch at a booze-serving cafe, here's what you can yell at this worm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw7wDr-gz6U
Everyone has this "not in my backyard" attitude they already have a place to live.
If you already have housing, it's easy to protest no more housing.
Rents are too high. Build more housing. Higher, bigger......
Got to shame the city council publicly - broadcast every vote they make to destroy communities - or do they keep you quiet with ice cream money - pocket change from the developers?
You do that and this development will come to a screeching halt.
I like the signs that say Affordable Housing is a scam. Yes it sure is. For all the non white people who are handed it and the housing vouchers it is their endless scam. But not for any white people who need help with the rent.
Not to mention that we have had the most manhole explosion since Dinkins
One day a Republican developer will make millions off this process, become president and be called a successful businessman.
>. Joe said...
>> North Hempstead government is infested with Democrat liberals rubber stamping every re-
>> zone, permit and extra useless town employee.
Mark -
"Rents are too high. Build more housing. Higher, bigger......"
Please let me know how building more, higher, and bigger is working out to bring down those rents. Building more doesn't mean the politicians are forcing to make the rent cheaper. No one is building for the poor. This will be exactly the same that was done in williamsburg and long island city. You're not getting "affordable housing" you're getting higher bigger housing for the hipsters and elite. You'll get your 10-15 affordable units at a premium.
Tony Notaro- it's not about race. Its a class issue. Rich pushing out the lower-income who have lived there all their lives. If you don't like the people currently living there, why not stick to other already-gentrified areas? "I like this area, but I want the people who already live here to leave" Sounds very Columbus-y of you to say that.
We have a capitalist market.
You can't have lower rents with high demand and low supply.
You need supply to exceed demand.
If you build 500,000 units then you could aim for 10,000 affordable.
You aren't going to get there with 5000 units and 10 affordable.
>> -Mark
>> Please let me know how building more, higher, and bigger is working out to bring down >> those rents. Building more doesn't mean the politicians are forcing to make the rent ??>>cheaper. No one is building for the poor. This will be exactly the same that was done in >> williamsburg and long island city. You're not getting "affordable housing" you're getting higher bigger housing for the hipsters and elite. You'll get your 10-15 affordable units at a premium
"If you build 500,000 units then you could aim for 10,000 affordable.
You aren't going to get there with 5000 units and 10 affordable."
Did you read this back and thought it made sense?
Please let me know where the 500,000 units are going and if 10,000 units are enough considering how many people cannot afford 1500 a month for rent.
There are dirty deals happening - with all the money that is paid to the city and all the real estate owned by the city, they should be investing in finding a solution so new construction is at least 50% affordable housing. Otherwise don't change the zoning laws to allow these companies to build. GREED and corruption is the reason why the city won't do this.
DONE DEAL! Bye bye Dominican population...which I hear is moving to Pennsylvania. Gentrification=ethnic removal.
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