by Jen G We will have a more in-depth report on yesterday’s meeting soon. In the meantime, according to DNAinfo:
“The decision on Chetrit Group‘s proposed towers at 77 Commercial St. was postponed for further negotiations, officials said, not providing a specific date for the vote.”
After our last call for action, I received numerous emails from community members and local politicians who wanted to be clear that the meeting was NOT about whether the…
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Based on your previous post, I sent an email to all the council members. I just asked for their support, outlined my concerns (infrastructure and scale of those towers) etc. I also said how we get that this is a decision that was made a long time ago but any signal from them against the towers from the powers-that-be will help motivate some rethinks. I don’t know if this will help but I got an email from Christine Quinn’s office that my comments will be tabled to the subcommittee. So even an email might help….
what neighborhood is the “right” neighborhood to house the influx of residence moving to NYC?? let me guess, anywhere but the one you live in…typical.