The 30-6 vote to reject a new housing development is largely symbolic, but reflects concerns from the community.
A Brooklyn community board that conditionally approved Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” zoning proposal this year has rejected a much smaller rezoning application for Windsor Terrace — urging the company behind it to engage with the neighborhood on its concerns surrounding development and affordability.
But backlash has swarmed the application, ranging from concerns that the development would look out of character for a neighborhood to Prospect Park’s south with an almost suburban feel — to objections that the proposal doesn’t have enough affordable units.
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