Stand for More Housing and Stop Aggressive Re-Zoning in our Neighborhood
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Brooklyn Community Board 7 (CB7 website) is where we can have a voice in community-wide planning and government coordination. Applications are being accepted until February 19, 2024 for membership in our community board.
Please read the article about Arrow Action in Brownstoner, published on Dec 15, 2023 – ‘Housing Not High Rises:’ Group Opposing 13-Story Arrow Linen Project Says Local Context Missing
The 72nd Precinct’s Build The Block Meeting was held on Wednesday December 13th at Holy Name of Jesus Church on Prospect Park West.
Arrow Action spoke about our work and were covered by Brownstoner.
Many thanks to our Neighborhood Coordination Officers, Det. Daniel McGrath and Det. Francis Gainey for inviting us to speak!
Please read the article about Arrow Linen’s proposal and the work of Housing Not High-Rises in Brooklyn Magazine, published on Nov 27, 2023: A South Slope Linen Supply Company’s Controversial Rezoning Pitch
Arrow Action Community Meeting was held on Tuesday November 14 @ 7:00 pm at Holy Name of Jesus Church on Prospect Park West
State Assembly Member Robert Carroll addresses the community
Here are the slides from the evening’s presentation.
Many thanks to the hundreds of community members who came to this event, and to Father Ryan and the Holy Name community for making this meeting possible!
Arrow Action Community Meeting was held on Thursday October 19 @ 7:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus hall on 10th Ave
Many thanks to the nearly 100 community members who came to this event, and for the Knights of Columbus for making this meeting possible!
We are disappointed to announce that on December 16, 2024 the City Planning Commission voted to approve Arrow Linen’s rezoning, at the requested zoning designation of R7-1. Now that City of Yes has passed, this now means 15 stories and almost 10% more buildable square feet than they even asked for. We now need your support more than ever as the application moves to its final phase with Council Member Hanif!
It is now vitally important for us to get the support of our Council Member Shahana Hanif to limit this rezoning. She decides what gets approved in this process, can dictate changes to the scale and scope of the rezoning, and the full Council generally votes with the local member on land use decisions.
We urge you to send email, call and send letters. Her email is district39@council.nyc.gov. Her phone number is (718) 499-1090. Her postal address is 197 Bond St, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
We have an email you can send to the Council Member with one click (feel free to edit as you like). Please click here to send an email to Council Member Hanif. If you have problems wtih the email link, please click here for a message you can copy and paste in your email.
After December 30, the land use review process (ULURP) moves on to the City Council. We are keeping a close eye on the City Council’s calendar for 2025 to see when the hearing and vote will be scheduled. We will send you an email as we learn more. If you are not on our mailing list, please sign our Petition Against Rezoning of 441 and 467 Prospect Avenue and include your email address; we will add you to our mailing list.
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Please click the Copy to Clipboard button below to copy this email to your clipboard, and paste it into an email to district39@council.nyc.gov with the subject “Arrow Linen Rezoning”:
Dear Council Member Hanif,
I am a resident of City Council District 39.
I support a candidate who listens to and represents their constituents and not one who makes closed door deals with lobbyists and developers.
The South Slope/Windsor Terrace communities have been loud and clear: we do not want 15 stories of mostly luxury housing on Prospect Avenue. The environmental and displacement risks to our communities are simply too great.
In District 39, we want contextual affordable housing!
In this June’s primary election, I will vote for a representative who supports limiting the two Arrow Linen towers to 7 stories AND who supports building more than the minimum 25% affordable homes proposed by Arrow Linen.
I will NOT vote for a representative in the primary who ignores the community.
We hope you will stand with the people who elected you, to represent us.