PlanNYC: Clinton Hill/Ft. Greene Rezoning News

Residents and Leaders Rally Against Redevelopment in Fort Greene

2007-10-14 00:00:00

Community and local leaders assembled to their voice concerns about redevelopment plans in Fort Greene. Many believe the new development will push out lower income residents and eliminate diversity in the neighborhood. Instead of luxury condominiums, protesting residents demand more community facilities and affordable housing.

Myrtle Avenue Partnership Plans Pedestrian-Friendly Street

2007-09-30 00:00:00

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, a pairing of a business development district and a development corporation, met with city officials to discuss plans to make the developing Clinton Hill street more pedestrian-friendly. The partnership hired Project for Public Spaces to craft the designs for the street while soliciting community input, and is targeting four sections of the street for renewal. Some attribute the increase in pedestrian activity to a recently approved rezoning.

Two Brooklyn Neighborhoods Rezoned

2007-07-30 00:00:00

This week the New York City Council approved the rezoning of 90 blocks of Fort Greene/Clinton Hill, and 80 blocks of Dyker Heights/Fort Hamilton. Mayor Bloomberg supports the rezoning, saying it is an important step in the city�s plaNYC 2030 sustainability movement.

Bedford-Stuyvesant and Fort Green/Clinton Hill Areas to be Rezoned

2007-03-22 00:00:00

The city announced that it will rezone parts of the Bedford �Stuyvesant and Fort Green/Clinton Hill neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Brooklyn�s City Planning Director, Purnima Kapur, said that the rezoning will most likely include height restrictions for some buildings and trade-offs between higher building structures on more commercial streets for additional affordable housing units.