Sunset Park residents demand Menchaca stop Industry City rezoning
“Sunset Park is not for sale!”
That was the message of a passionate group of Sunset Park residents who gathered outside Councilmember Carlos Menchaca’s office on Friday to oppose the rezoning of Industry City. The 10-year, $1 billion redevelopment would increase the project’s total usable space from 5.3 to 6.6 million square feet and, according to Industry City, would create 15,000 on-site jobs through the building of hotels, as well as additional retail space and academic centers.
With several meetings ahead at Community Board 7 to gather community input, the protesters urged Menchaca to represent the working class, majority immigrant population that they say strongly opposes the proposed Industry City rezoning.