Brooklyn Botanic Garden, supporters continue fight against sunlight-blocking development proposal
As the fight over Bruce Eichner’s Continuum proposed 960 Franklin Ave. development — which the Brooklyn Botanic Garden says would block sunlight from its conservatory and growing facilities — continues, supporters of the Garden’s “Fight for Sunlight” will meet to rally in public opposition to the rezoning.
The rally will take place at BBG outside the conservancy on the Lily Pool Terrace at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, one day before the City Planning Commission hears community feedback on the developer’s application, which is currently going through the city’s ULURP process.
In June, Brooklyn Community Board 9, which covers the territory of the proposed new development, rejected the 960 Franklin rezoning application. Its resolution said that the existing zoning caps protecting the Garden’s sunlight should be sustained; any proposed modifications after certification should not be considered part of the ULURP review; and that the magnitude of the proposed project “is grossly inconsistent with the character of the neighborhood.”