by Emma Davey Update, March 21, 2025: this post has been updated with a link to the project’s website.
It might be April Fool’s, but for some Greenpoint locals, it’s no laughing matter.
An upcoming CB1 land use meetingon April 1 will feature a presentation on two potential new high-rise buildings sitting directly on the Bushwick Inlet. Local environmental advocates say these massive buildings would disturb local wildlife, hinder the inlet’s ability to help prevent future flooding,…
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Greenpoint was destroyed
NIMBY’s – the protect the inlet never wants any development and always wants to stop growth and progress.
A 65 yr old friend of mine who bridged the gap between the older residents and the newer residents said it is amazing that now that Greenpoint is one of the hottest areas in the country there are no stores to shop for clothes, shoes and most everything else like in the old days.
I am so sick of the “Nimby” label being assigned to any community resident questioning an appropriate balance of neighborhood uses and urban form. We do not need to hand over every neighborhood to the real estate lobbyists to continue their profit driven greed at the expense of communities health and vibrancy.
“NIMBY” label is being applied not to “any community resident”, but to an organization (Friends of the Inlet Park) has has consistently, for many years, lobbied against any kind of housing or commercial development in Greenpoint.
Their claims are as inconsistent as claims from other NIMBYs (sometimes they propose that housing is a better use than commercial, unless housing is proposed, and then they oppose housing), they data as misleading if not outright wrong as from other NIMBYs (Greenpoint does not have less green than most neighborhoods), and their tactics are as NIMBYish as they come (in this case masquerading as a newly created group of “community residents”).
And their goal is clear: they think only they get to live here. [New development] “will bring in almost 3,000 new residents”. What horror.
Well said, Mike. Hope they will be defeated.
Very well said. They always blame real estate lobbyists or claim environmental issues to make it sound like they are morally good, but they really just don’t want people to live here, either bc they hate outsiders or want their house’s value to stay sky high
Once this crucial piece of land is lost to developers , it’s lost forever. Think of the future, not the greed of the present. Whatever short term gains the MTA gets by selling this property to developers they’re nothing compared to the loss for Greenpoint and Williamsburg. If we as a community don’t stand up and fight for the future, then shame on us. Bushwick Inlet – especially in this area – is a beautiful, natural and historic space that can’t be destroyed by building skyscrapers just a few feet away. The MTA should either hold on to this land or cedeitto Bushwick Inlet park – instead of ruining the park for the generations to come. Make your voice heard, while you still can have an influence. Contact Gov. Hochul (who runs the MTA and is running for re-election next year. Call your local representatives. Attend the Aril 1st meeting and express your outrage.
Happy to have more housing in the local market. Hopefully this keeps rents down/stable. Would like other neighborhoods to step up in this regard as well.
Please please preserve waterfront access for the public. Greenpoint and Williamsburg deserve connected riverfront parkland that rivals Manhattan’s west side.
It dishearten me how many excuses we will make to not build housing. Developers are greedy but in a way that results in much needed housing stock. Too many are greedy in a way that is killing the city. Congrats on buying 30 years ago and taking advantage of the housing shortage to get asset rich, but no one else can afford to live here/raise a family anymore
If the NIMBYs had their way, the entire Greenpoint waterfront would still be an inaccessible wasteland.
This looks like a fantastic project. Can’t wait to see it rise.
Whether you are pro or anti development or just a resident in this area….. us besides the point , 60 stories is insane, grossly oversized and not appropriate for the area. I’m sure there is some middle ground here that provides way more public space and a well designed smaller building that could satisfy all parties. But this design surely does not respect the current level of zoning and feel of our neighborhood.