The New York City Council has approved the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan, enabling the construction of 4,600 new housing units in Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, with approximately 1,900 designated as affordable. This initiative is accompanied by over $235 million dedicated to infrastructure improvements. Community leaders emphasize the importance of protecting existing tenants from displacement and ensuring they have access to new affordable units. The plan aims to revitalize a previously underdeveloped area, responding to the pressing need for more housing amid an ongoing affordability crisis.
"These investments will improve open spaces, deliver safer streets and strong protections for homeowners and tenants, as well as new economic opportunities for local residents."
"After more than a decade of advocacy, central Brooklyn is finally getting the community-led rezoning it has long demanded."
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