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Carroll Gardens And Gowanus Residents Showed Up To Testify, But Council Members Not There To Hear Them

Anonymous said...

De Blasio was not present at the 2007 Toll scoping hearing to hear the community's concerns; he arrived at the end to make his statement. He was not present at any of the other hearings either to listen to the community. He was at the CB6 hearing only long enough to make his statement.
SO now he wants to hold additional meetings. Why are we listening to this guy?

Anonymous said...

I can't believe De Blasio is using the same old line of affordable housing needs and not wanting only one kind of people in a community. His 4th Ave upzoning threatens affordable housing and the mix of community as it "yuppifies" and "uglifies" the neighborhoods. Amazing that he will reassure Toll Bros., but not the community he represents. What a creep. And I would love greater detail about the cryptic exchange between De Blasio and Toll - that Toll needed the assurance that the subsidies were there for Toll to include affordable housing. This city is busted, but Toll wants subsidies. This neighborhood has become so less mixed in the 25 years I have lived here. Now Gowanus rezoning talk is threatening rent stabilized/controlled units already existing. When I hear developers and politicians say their motive for unpopular projects is their desire to create affordable housing, I know I am listening to double talk. Our politician should know better (WE'RE NOT DUMB DE BLASIO!)- and the developers should come up with some truth for once!

Anonymous said...

I agree that Bill was incredibly disengaged from Carroll Gardens for years and ignored constituents requests for help in regard to dangerous and illegal development until he was called out publicly via the neighborhood blogs and the community became impossible to ignore. He seems to resent having to deal with people in this section of his district unless they are pulling the strings at the IND.

Therese C. said...

The Tolls probably would LOVE it if there was just "one kind of people" in there, then they could just build this project without all this scrutiny.... I loved it when the Toll guy said he was "insulted" oe was it "offended" that there were children living near the canal. Well I am sorry, they are insulting the community with their project. I don't get that DeBlasio expects us to trust this "Fortune 500" company (which is frightening in March 2009) to have the responsiblity of cleaning up the canal. Has has he read the paper lately? and as far as him sort of being offended that the community doesn''t really feel he is there for us, ummmm i have seen the guy come to community board meetings, do his spiel about affordable housing and then leave before even bothering to listen when non community board members get to speak. I have nothing against Tom Grey but he is not our council person! Corporations have screwed us over. As Josh S. quoted Bob Toll, "Take the money and run!"

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