Ahead of a Uniform Land Use Review Procedure anticipated for the spring, Councilwoman Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans) is encouraging people to participate in a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to shape the future of Downtown Jamaica.
There will be two community meetings about the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, a proposal to rezone 300 blocks downtown and in adjacent areas around several major corridors.
At a parks meeting held earlier this year, Borough President Donovan Richards said the proposal could create 12,000 housing units in the downtown area.
A virtual Zoom meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 26, starting at 7 p.m. To register, go to shorturl.at/isDVJ. An in-person forum will be held at York College, located at 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica, on Thursday, March 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. To sign up, go to shorturl.at/UNCAk. To learn more about the plan, visit jamaicaplan.nyc.
“These meetings are a chance for residents, business owners and stakeholders to provide input on how we can create a more vibrant, inclusive and sustainable Jamaica,” Williams said via email.
Corridors such as Jamaica Avenue, Merrick Boulevard, Hillside Avenue and Liberty Avenue, institutions including York College, Rufus King Park and the Jamaica Rail Hub, which provides transit access to the rest of New York City and east to Long Island via the subway, Long Island Rail Road and AirTrain, are all in the targeted area.
The purpose of the plan, other than creating more housing, is to improve the quality of life for current and future residents, maintain the cultural diversity in Jamaica, achieve equitable health and safety outcomes in the area, bolster Jamaica’s rich history and create a climate-resilient and environmentally friendly place, according to the Jamaica Plan website.
To achieve that, there would be a push to increase awareness of and access to local and citywide mental health resources; pathways to foster partnerships with local institutions; exhibits for local artists; support for diverse businesses to open up; promotion of Jamaica’s green spaces and festivals; strategies and enforcement to improve sanitation; management of flooding, air quality and climate change; and more.
Having a zoom hearing over a week before the actual neighborhood town hall for something as life changing as rezoning is quite sneaky and unethical and really shows the YIMBY lobbyist infiltrated NYC Planning office has already decided what they want to do with Jamaica. And it should be no surprise since past neighborhood plan "workshops" included children designing areas and fabricating residents to make it look like more community input was involved.
Oh, and don't call it a City Of Yes, they really hate that.
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