NY Council member Kevin Riley comments on the proposed Bronx housing plan
Lawmakers sounded the alarm last week over the Bronx Metro -North Neighborhood Plan, which will add 7,500 new homes alongside four new rail stops in Hunts Point, Parkchester/Van Nest, Morris Park and Co-Op City.
“If you are going to bring more people into a neighborhood, you are going to need to improve existing infrastructure to address the frequent flooding from storms that we are experiencing, more park spaces, schools, and increased funding for our fire and police stations,” said Riley, who chairs the Zoning and Franchises Committee.
City Hall estimates the five-borough revamping could bring more than 100,000 new homes to New York City over the next 15 years, including by eliminating parking mandates for new housing projects, allowing more office-to-residential conversions and allowing developers to build 20% more if they include affordable housing units in their buildings.
Critics said the plan favors big developers and will change the character of well-established neighborhoods.“It opens the door for large developers to trample upon small businesses and homeowners and would turn the city into a place where only the interests of those who had the money to build and self-serve their own interests, while other community members like mom and pop shops would see their voices suddenly suppressed,” Ariola said.
“The City Planning Commission takes the public feedback we’ve received seriously – testimony from the hearing, recommendations from community boards and borough presidents, and input from stakeholders across the city – and we’ll be considering potential modifications to craft the most complete and thoughtful policy over the coming months,” said Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick.
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