by Gina 
If you’ve been reading Greenpointers lately, you’re probably either enraged or sick of hearing about waterfront re-building projects. But, the good news is that a larger media channel has picked up the story and created this handy graphic map, that shows exactly where the future developments will be built. Thanks Wall Street Journal, for showing Greenpoint some love.
Last week we reported on the final approval vote for Greenpoint Landing.…
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Regarding the affordable units, the rule is that affordable units are to be evenly distributed throughout a project. In this case they would have to be located in both the base and the tower. What was the reaction at the city hall hearing to the news of the units only within the base?
the community concerns that the existing infrastructure in greenpoint cannot support this type of growth seems to go unaddressed. what commitments have our leaders made to shoring up neighborhood before we get another 10,000 residents? the G(host) train, iffy bus lines, the displacement of long-time small businesses in the neighborhood… where are the state/city commitments to address these needs? if we can’t support the current community, how are we going to deal with more growth?
even the damn green space increases the value of the market rate units?
will the affordable housing tenants get to enjoy some of the amenities of the luxury units, or is this another case of ‘equal but separate’ development?
not surprised that the current administration is trying to wrap up another pro-developer project before leaving office.
As long as they DON’T take away our community park.