Brooklyn Today: Brooklyn Heights bank to be demolished
THE LEDE: Good morning! Opponents of the city’s plan to rezone Gowanusmobilized their largest rally to date on Wednesday, calling for a moratorium on the city’s controversial plan that could bring 20,000 new residents to the area. “This is probably the most important community struggle in Brooklyn this century,” said Tom Angotti, an urban policy and planning professor at Hunter College. “I’m constantly amazed at how shortsighted the Department of City Planning is.”
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