Arrow Action

October 19th Community Meeting

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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!

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Follow-up to the City Council Hearing

On January 9, the City Council held the final public hearing on the Arrow Linen Rezoning.  

Here is what you can do next, and important updates. We need your help now more than ever in these final days of the rezoning process!

What can you do?

  1. Tell the City Council and Council Member Hanif what YOU think. Click here to email the City Council and Council Member Hanif to advocate for 7-9 stories and at least 40% affordable housing.
  1. Join us on Sunday February 2 for an Important Community Meeting. Please join us for an important Community Meeting at Shepherd’s Hall in Holy Name Church on Prospect Park West on Sunday, February 2nd at 2:00 pm!

Important updates:

First, THANK YOU to our 40+ neighbors who attended the hearing, to those who testified, and to the nearly 600 members of our community who submitted testimony. Thank you also to Council Member Kevin Riley who graciously facilitated the hearing.

Our neighbors spoke about the need to:

  • build more affordable housing
  • ensure the height of the zoning fits in the neighborhood 
  • protect renters and ensure Prospect Avenue stays an affordable place to live

We also spoke about Arrow Linen’s complete lack of community engagement, and our frustration about our community being ignored by decision makers in the rezoning process.

We were loud and clear: we want 7-9 stories with more affordability. Our voices matter.

What about Council Member Hanif? 

Council Member Hanif said that she received feedback from hundreds of community members with concerns about the minimum affordable housing and high building height included in the application. Council Member Hanif said “with the right modifications, this project can add to the fabric of our neighborhood while also delivering much needed permanently affordable housing.”

We agree! And, our community wants those modifications to be 7-9 story buildings with at least 40% affordable housing. 

What’s coming next?

  • In late January, two City Council committees will make preliminary votes.
  • In mid-February, Council Member Hanif will make the final decision and the City Council will vote. 

Recent Press and Helpful Links:

We can’t stress enough how important your voice is in this process.  Shahana Hanif and the City Council need to hear from everyone who cares about this rezoning.  This is our community, and we should get to decide.

Email to Shahana Hanif

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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.