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Brooklyn Community District 03
1360 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Phone: 718.622.6601
Fax: 718.857.5774
Email: bklcb3@verizonesg.net
Bedford Stuyvesant Rezoning
The Department of City Planning has certified a rezoning of the southern portion of Bedford-Stuyvesant. The rezoning was urged by Brooklyn Community Board 3, as well as local elected officials and civic groups, to preserve the character of existing residential neighborhoods, while creating new opportunities and incentives for what the city terms “moderate-size” residential construction and affordable housing development. The new zoning would focus future growth on Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue, while downzoning most of the area north of Fulton Street, with the exception of the major north-south avenues. In addition, the City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development will assist the development of affordable housing by providing financing.
The City Planning Commission held a public hearing in August 2007. The City Council unanimously approved the rezoning on October 29, 2007.
Recent headlines
Bedford Stuyvesant Rezoning Approved by City Council
October 30, 2007
AM New York
Rezoning Approved in Five Communities, Mayor points to success of PlaNYC
July 25, 2007
New York Observer
Rezoning Efforts to Protect Brownstones is Underway in Bed-Stuy
May 7, 2007
Metro New York