The latest chapter in the ongoing supply vs. demand chronicles takes place in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, where a community board came down firmly in opposition to new density in their neighborhood.
"A city bid to increase affordable housing through zoning changes was shot down by the local community board Monday night, after residents railed against the plan, saying they feared the move would eventually force them out of the area," reports Camille Bautista.
"Brooklyn’s Community Board 3 voted against the city’s 'Zoning for Quality and Affordability' and 'Mandatory Inclusionary Housing' amendments Monday, following a more than an hour-long heated discussion between the Department of City Planning and locals in opposition of the suggestions."
Bautista provides a dispatch from the board hearing, including soundbites from community members who expressed their concerns about gentrification and new development eventually forcing them from the neighborhood. The City Planning Commission and the City Council will review the proposals as the next step in the process.
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