Tag: neighborhood-concerns

Community board rejects controversial Arrow Linen rezoning proposal in Park Slope

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Oct. 3, 2024 By Cate Corcoran Following a raucous pair of hearings in which locals clashed over a proposal to rezone a Park Slope property to allow 13- to 19-story apartment buildings, Community Board 7 rejected the plan last month. At issue is how to redevelop the site of longtime commercial laundry Arrow Linen…

Mayor Adams’ Brooklyn neighbors back resignation calls amid indictment drama

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Sep. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly Outside Mayor Eric Adams’ Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone on Thursday, neighbors backed calls for his resignation. The mayor is accused of bribery, soliciting illegal campaign donations, and wire fraud as part of an alleged years-long relationship with Turkish officials. Emerson Iannone, 24, who lives down the block from Adams’ Lafayette…