Brooklyn Bridge Park and Pier 6 opponents settle lawsuit; Park plan to be revised
Public gets a chance to comment on General Park Plan changes
Brooklyn Bridge Park and a neighborhood advocacy group fighting two high-rise towers planned for Pier 6, near the park’s Atlantic Avenue entrance, have agreed to settle a lawsuit by going through a process that would allow modifications to the park’s General Park Plan (GPP).
As part of the settlement, both sides have agreed to a public hearing that will take into account expert testimony and the public’s comments about the GPP.
In its settlement with the People for Green Space Foundation, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBPC) agreed to ask the Empire State Development Corp. to conduct the public process to change the GPP. One of the changes is expected to be the addition of affordable housing to the Pier 6 development. The affordable housing component is a priority of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration.