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> There's massive development at the new "Essex Crossing" in the LES. There's massive development at Atlantic Terminal at the edge of downtown Brooklyn / Cobble

by ng12 8y ago

> There's massive development at the new "Essex Crossing" in the LES. There's massive development at Atlantic Terminal at the edge of downtown Brooklyn / Cobble Hill. Along Broadway in Brooklyn, in between the Bushwick and Bed Stuy border, tons of development. "Broadway Triangle", at the bottom of Williamsburg, tons of development. 1000 units coming online on Flushing Ave at the border of Bushwick and Williamsburg. You know what the common theme here is? They're all poor or working class neighborhoods without the political organization to fight back against redevelopment. You know the only reason that they would bend over for the L is because of the trendy Williamsburg $$$.

drugme 8y ago
You know what the common theme here is? The only common theme I see here is that you never seem to acknowledge the gaping flaws people have identified in the arguments you're making. Instead you just keep changing the subject.
- ng12 8y ago
  If there's something in particular you'd like me to respond to, I will. Otherwise this isn't a constructive comment.
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  - drugme 8y ago
    No need. If you wanted to respond, you would have by now.
mancerayder 8y ago
Essex Crossing and Atlantic Terminal are poor? There's no political will? There's political will for affordable housing, which is related to housing density. Hence the zoning changes are attached to below-market rates for 20-30% of the newly-built units. Next there's plenty of political organization with varying opinions - some want more, some want less of this development. It's all trending towards more. Most of the stuff being redeveloped is re-zoning to residential to something that wasn't. Pfizer for Broadway Triangle, Rheingold in the case of that project, Essex Crossing was empty lots, Pacific Park unused / commercial stuff... I'm done replying piecemeal to someone's emotive factual errors. I sent you some links in my previous comment to explore. I don't do "Reddit" style emotive discussions.
- ng12 8y ago
  > Essex Crossing and Atlantic Terminal are poor? Yes? Essex Crossing is right near the LES NYCHA and was not at all a nice area until very recently. Furthermore, saying "Atlantic Terminal" is misleading -- they're not developing Fort Greene and Park Slope but that messiness up towards Fulton. > I don't do "Reddit" style emotive discussions. That's fine, although this is a forum for discussion. I'm not sure what you want here.

by ng12 8y ago

drugme 8y ago

You know what the common theme here is? The only common theme I see here is that you never seem to acknowledge the gaping flaws people have identified in the arguments you're making. Instead you just keep changing the subject.

ng12 8y ago
If there's something in particular you'd like me to respond to, I will. Otherwise this isn't a constructive comment.
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- drugme 8y ago
  No need. If you wanted to respond, you would have by now.

mancerayder 8y ago

Essex Crossing and Atlantic Terminal are poor? There's no political will? There's political will for affordable housing, which is related to housing density. Hence the zoning changes are attached to below-market rates for 20-30% of the newly-built units. Next there's plenty of political organization with varying opinions - some want more, some want less of this development. It's all trending towards more. Most of the stuff being redeveloped is re-zoning to residential to something that wasn't. Pfizer for Broadway Triangle, Rheingold in the case of that project, Essex Crossing was empty lots, Pacific Park unused / commercial stuff... I'm done replying piecemeal to someone's emotive factual errors. I sent you some links in my previous comment to explore. I don't do "Reddit" style emotive discussions.

ng12 8y ago
> Essex Crossing and Atlantic Terminal are poor? Yes? Essex Crossing is right near the LES NYCHA and was not at all a nice area until very recently. Furthermore, saying "Atlantic Terminal" is misleading -- they're not developing Fort Greene and Park Slope but that messiness up towards Fulton. > I don't do "Reddit" style emotive discussions. That's fine, although this is a forum for discussion. I'm not sure what you want here.