Land Use Committee OKs Gowanus Rezoning, now heads to full council
New agreement would repair all units in area's NYCHA project
The City Council’s Land Use Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed the oft-debated Gowanus Rezoning Plan, which would add more than 8,000 new apartments in an 82-block section of the Gowanus neighborhood, with 3,000 designated as affordable for low- and middle-income residents.
The plan now goes to the full City Council, where it is slated to come up for a vote on Nov. 23. However, the opponents of the plan are still in the ring.
In addition to the vote, Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, leaders of Brooklyn Community Board 6 and members of the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice announced Wednesday morning that they had reached a consensus with the de Blasio Administration on “Points of Agreement” that they say will ensure the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning will meet community goals.