BOMBSHELL LAWSUIT THROWS GOWANUS REZONING INTO QUESTION
The future of the Gowanus rezoning is anything but certain as community coalition Voice of Gowanus filed a new lawsuit today vigorously attacking the profoundly illegal rezoning, highlighting multiple violations of federal and state environmental law. The suit, filed by Voice of Gowanus, Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus (F.R.O.G.G.) and area residents, goes far beyond what any other recent neighborhood rezoning challenges have alleged, setting out multiple causes of action.
Read moreVoice of Gowanus Asks Lago Why Their Comments on DEIS Were Ignored by DCP
A letter regarding the failure by NYC Department of City Planning to consider Voice of Gowanus' comments on the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was recently sent to NYC Planning Commission Director & Chair Marisa Lago
Read moreVoice of Gowanus' Comments on the DEIS
Here are the written comments on the DEIS that Voice of Gowanus wrote and submitted to the Department of City Planning.
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Voice of Gowanus Releases 5 Baselines for Just and Sustainable Development in Gowanus
New York’s tragic history of importune development on canal waste sites must not repeat. Putting the toxic Gowanus house in order before rezoning action affords New York an opportunity to both demonstrate long-overdue good faith to citizen-victims in Brooklyn and prevent capacity overload and exposure to future generations.
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