Stop Bronx Up Zoning - VIDEO: BRONX UP ZONING CITY HALL PRESS CONFERENCE

 

BRONX COALITION AGAINST UPZONING

STATEMENT AND VIDEO ON THE CITY COUNCIL HEARING REGARDING THE BRUCKNER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE BRONX

The Bronx Coalition Against Up Zoning today held a press conference on the steps of New York City Hall to oppose the Bruckner Up Zoning Development project in Schuylerville. The New York City Council held a hearing on the project today and hundreds of members of the community testified in opposition. While opponents were inside testifying in person and virtually, the Coalition's President stepped outside to speak to media. You can view the entire press conference below. Cerini released the following statement in reaction to Mayor Eric Adams' reckless support for the project: "Mayor Eric Adams has been bought and paid for by special interests and he is willfully ignoring the voice of our community. Our voice is loud and clear: we do not support this upzoning. When this neighborhood was majority white, it was downzoned. Now that this is a majority hispanic neighborhood that is working and middle class and safe, it is being upzoned. How is that fair and equitable?  "Today, hundreds of members of the community spoke out against this project. The City Council heard from the people being negatively affected by a project that won't be transparent on how many apartments they are building and what effect it will have on infrastructure. The City Council is now fully aware that the traffic study was conducted in 2020, during the height of COVID lockdowns when no one was on the road. And that we already have classrooms over capacity and a waitlist of students for our public schools - most of whom are Hispanic. Not to mention the fact that the developers (old white men), are problematic with a record of flipping developments and bankruptcy.  "We call on our City Council Member Marjorie Velazquez to vote no on the up zoning and we call on the rest of the Council to pay deference to her opposition. Today our Mayor and the full City Council heard from hundreds of angry constituents. Were they listening?"