REMARKS
Council Member Crystal Hudson explains vote on Franklin Avenue rezoning
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Council Member Crystal Hudson explains her vote in favor of the updated proposal for 962-972 Franklin Avenue, highlighting the compromise reached to protect the Brooklyn Botanic Garden while providing affordable housing. The approved plan reduces harmful shadows on the garden and secures 106 permanently affordable apartments for middle-class New Yorkers.
- The project will create 1,000 union construction jobs
- It establishes the first union-financed, built, and operated residential development in New York City history
- The compromise was reached after negotiations with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the applicant following the City Planning Commission's approval of a modified proposal
Crystal Hudson
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Permission to explain my vote?
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
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Council member Hudson to explain my vote.
Crystal Hudson
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Thank you.
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After years fighting tirelessly to protect the gem that is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, our community can finally rest.
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Today, the council's, committee on land use will approve an update updated proposal for 962-972 Franklin Avenue that meets our joint priorities of protecting the cultural institutions that drive our city's economy and building affordable workforce housing.
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We fought for sunlight and we won.
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Since entering office, I've been crystal clear about my opposition to any project that would harm the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, And I affirmed that I would remain a willing partner to find a solution that both protects the garden and builds affordable workforce housing.
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And when the City Planning Commission approved a modified proposal last month but the garden said it needed further modifications to protect its collection.
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I worked with the garden and the applicant to make those changes.
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Today, we have a deal that goes further than existing zoning in protecting the Brooklyn Botanic Garden from harmful shadows, secures 106 permanently affordable apartments for middle class New Yorkers, creates 1,000 good paying union construction jobs, and establishes the 1st union financed built and operated residential development in the history of New York City.
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We have succeeded in turning a potential catastrophe into a win for our community, and I proudly vote aye.
