Friends of the Northside Waterfront

Hi All! The Soccer Field at Bushwick Inlet Park needs our help! The repair was previously scheduled and now has fallen by the wayside, pls push the city to recommit to fixing the field!

Sign the Petition NYC Mayor and OMB: Please Release the Funds to Replace the Turf at Bushwick Inlet Park

Concerned about the future of our waterfront? Check out SW's new website below!

Sustainable Williamsburg Now a developer is asking the city to rezone one of the last low-density sites on the North Brooklyn waterfront: 87-105 River St (Near Kent & Metropolitan). This is one of the few blocks of waterfront that was excluded from the 2005 rezoning of Williamsburg and Greenpoint and the developer's plans s...

Meeting is tonight, 6:45-8pm. 184 Kent lounge is located to the right of the doorman up the stairs!

Hope to see you soon!

Friends, if you're interested in learning more about the ULURP, of the potential rezoning of River St. Please RSVP to North Brooklyn Neighbors (NBN) event next Thurs, 2/13 at the Williamsburg Hotel. Details below!

River Street Community Meeting | Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Land Use & Public Space River Street Community Meeting Join us on Thursday, February 13th for a special community meeting at The Williamsburg Hotel about Two Trees Management’s proposed River Street Master Plan, a development plan for two waterfront parcels formerly owned by Con Edison. The site r...

Happy Friday! Want to learn about the rezoning process? Here it is. Education empowers!

What is ULURP, and why should I care? NYC’s land-use review process, explained A breakdown of ULURP and how the controversial city planning process is crucial to life in New York.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/arts/design/hudson-yards-expansion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

What happens when you leave it to developers

Hudson Yards Promised a Park. They Didn’t Mention the Giant Wall. For phase two, the developer imagines a 700-foot-long structure overshadowing the High Line. “The last thing New Yorkers need is a wall,” a state senator said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/realestate/new-york-decade-real-estate.html?algo=top_conversion&fellback=false&imp_id=136231906&imp_id=879447588

Williamsburg/Greenpoint on top of the list for rental increases. More big towers will not help that stat.

The Decade Dominated by the Ultraluxury Condo The 2010s saw the rise and fall of the super-high-end condo, and its impact will echo for years to come in Manhattan and the boroughs.

Next Wed, join us. Stand up against enormous towers that would strain our infrastructure, cause displacement and change the face of our waterfront!