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Council Member Lincoln Restler discusses housing and commercial projects in District 33

0:31:39

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Council Member Lincoln Restler expresses support for two ULURP actions in District 33. He discusses a housing development along Myrtle Avenue in Bed-Stuy and a commercial project at 500 Kent Avenue, highlighting the benefits these projects will bring to the community.

  • The Myrtle Avenue project will create affordable housing, market-rate housing, community space, and retail space.
  • The 500 Kent Avenue project involves a partnership with a local community-based organization and aims to provide jobs, waterfront access, and integration with the Kent Avenue bike lane.
  • Restler acknowledges the contributions of his staff, the City Council Land Use Division, and community partners in bringing these projects to fruition.
Lincoln Restler
0:31:39
Thank you so much, majority leader.
0:31:40
I am pleased that we have 2 usurp actions that have come before the council today in district 33.
0:31:47
Firstly, much needed housing along Myrtle Avenue in Bedstuy that will create some deeply affordable housing, some market rate housing, some community space for a a beloved community based organization, some retail space, This is a right a a good development, and I'm very proud that District 33 continues to be responsible for more new housing starts than any district in the city over the last 15 years.
0:32:14
We are also I'm also supporting a commercial project at 500 Kent Avenue, and I really wanna thank the Consolaneous Division, in particular, William Vidal, who provided exceptional guidance to me and my team through this process.
0:32:29
And I'd like to thank the developer who smartly partnered with a local trusted community based organization, United Jewish organizations of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn as a co applicant on the site.
0:32:41
They together will ensure that a last mile facility is never built at this site and instead We hopefully create a good new facility that a good new commercial established building that provides great jobs to our community, more access to our waterfront, and is smartly built around the Kent Avenue bike lane.
0:33:00
So these are good projects, and I'm I'm proud of the work that everyone on my team put into them.
0:33:04
I I really wanna thank my staff, especially Molly Haley, my chief of staff, and everybody who helped contribute to to getting these to the finish line.
0:33:11
Thank you.
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