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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, DEC. 15, 2019
INDUSTRY CITY
PROTESTS
the proposal.
But Menchaca, who represents
the area in the City
Council — now claims that
he’s prepared to vote down
the rezoning, since Kimball
submitted the application
before several conditions
were met. Kimball
has vowed to bend to some
of Menchaca’s demands,
such as removing hotels
and reducing retail space
— although Kimball conceded
that the rezoning application
includes both uses.
Meanwhile, Menchaca’s
two other requests mandating
a legally-bound community
benefi ts document and
a written funding promise
from the Mayor’s Offi ce
don’t exist yet.
During Monday’s community
board hearing,
hundreds of protesters
and supporters gathered
in Park Slope’s Grand
Prospect Hall, where Industry
City reps began by
presenting on the application.
Before long, activists
SIGN OFF: Activists held up signs criticizing Industry City while
unionized carpenters showed support. Photo by Craig Hubert
silently crowded the front
of the auditorium, holding
signs that criticized Industry
City’s business practices,
while dozens of union
workers waved signs in favor
of the development.
After the presentation,
attendees took turns voicing
their thoughts on the
rezoning, arguing that the
redevelopment will displace
Sunset Park’s low-income,
immigrant community.
“They want our homes
and we’re not going to let
them have it!” said organizer
Marcela Mitaynes.
But Industry City supporters
— mostly members
of the Carpenter’s Union
and Industry City tenants —
charged that the complex’s
owners offer well-paying
union jobs.
“They’ve made it possible
for me to survive,” said
Bob Mason, who has owned
a woodworking business in
Industry City for 30 years.
“The fact that Industry City
is willing to set aside hundreds
of thousands of square
feet for manufacturing is
very inspiring.”
Throughout the hearing,
attendees on either side
hurled insults at each other,
calling each other “gentrifi -
ers” and claiming closer ties
to Sunset Park. One sign,
held up by the executive director
of the activist organization
Uprose, read, “How
much did they pay you to
sell out?”
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