Friends of Sunset Park

Brooklyn


Welcome to the Friends of Sunset Park. We trust you're enjoying the most beautifully-sited park in NYC and we are looking forward to keeping you in the loop about all that's happening in our park and our neighborhood.
Check-in often. Till then...
JOIN US TO PRESERVE OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY BY BRINGING BEAUTY, EDUCATIONAL + SERVICE PROGRAMS, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO A
SAFE, CLEAN + RESTORED PARK...
with the best views in New York City
+ 9/11 Living Memorial Grove

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Sunset Park in the crosshairs of Mayor de Blasio's 'Zoning for Quality and Affordability' initiative

"A citywide rezoning proposal quietly released by the de Blasio administration last month has begun the public review process. 'Zoning for Quality and Affordability'..."

We've known for some time that our neighborhood has been the target of out-of-context/out-of-scale development, but now the City is trying to codify the assault. Our community-led + hard-earned protections against runaway development, however minor they were during the most recent re-zoning, are again being challenged. This article just reached us and we all better sit-up, listen and understand the risks we're facing:

http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/opinions/5633-citywide-rezoning-plan-would-benefit-developers-hurt-neighborhoods-de-blasio-berman


We all need to urge Community Board 7 + our elected officials to look out for the well-being of every member of our community. Well-being includes holistic health: clean water; clean food; equal education; dependable + affordable transportation, electricity+ gas, just to name a few of the features of a sustainable + livable community for ALL.

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