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Yesterday the City Council gave the go-ahead for a $700 million redevelopment plan between 125th and 127th Streets and between Third and Second Avenues in East Harlem. According to the NY Times, the "1.7-million-square-foot project includes office and retail space, a small hotel, a cultural center, open space and 800 apartments, 600 of which will be set aside for families with low and moderate incomes." There are seven developers involved with the project, including General Growth Properties (operator of the South Street Seaport and also rumored to be "troubled") and local developer El Barrio's Operation Fightback. The city expects 4,000 construction jobs to be created, plus 1,500 permanent jobs, from the project.
City Council Approves East Harlem Rezoning
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They're including a cultural center... is that where we'll be able to look at pictures of the buildings and storefronts they're tearing down?
No, the cultural center is where you'll be able to get mugged or shot, for a fee.
all of the five boroughs would be featured in the cultural center then.
the plan is garbage. they should go back, and re-tool this plan. lets hear what the other developers have planned as well.
Who in their right mind would want an office in this shitty area? Who would rent a room at this hotel? 600 apartments will be set aside for low income housing? Isn't that whole goddamn area low income housing? Leave the area alone-there are plenty of jobs, and office spaces waiting downtown if they can ever fucking rebuild the World Trade Center. This City Council is so fucking corrupt...
Baaaaad timing for this. Again, I don't know why anyone would want to live in this incredibly crappy area. It's really only a little less expensive than the UWS now.