Brooklyn
Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall
Malik Singleton |
After the city rezoned Williamsburg, affordable housing was supposed to be built on the grounds of a NYCHA project there. Seven years later, ground has not been broken.
NYCHA first wanted to develop housing on this parking lot at the Cooper Park Houses site. But neighbors worried about shadows. And NYCHA tenants complained about the loss of parking spaces.
After the city rezoned Williamsburg, affordable housing was supposed to be built on the grounds of a NYCHA project there. Seven years later, ground has not been broken.
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