tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7308061790304586498..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: City Council unanimously approves tech hub; some disappointment in lack of zoning protections Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79681674725059112512018-08-10T15:34:28.926-04:002018-08-10T15:34:28.926-04:00The Tech Hub should have never been held hostage f...The Tech Hub should have never been held hostage for a downzoning, and I'm happy that Carlina Rivera saw fit to approve it as is.<br /><br />We should be encouraging good jobs for our neighbors in Alphabet City and the Lower East Side, not using the space as a poker chip to encase the neighborhood in amber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85226386943516576312018-08-10T11:58:22.128-04:002018-08-10T11:58:22.128-04:00The Tech hub may or may not be good for the area, ...The Tech hub may or may not be good for the area, that is left to be seen. HOWEVER the site that the tech hub sits on, which is on 14th street, which has a totally different character that the rest of the neighborhood, and really has nothing to do with the third of fourth avenue corridor.This rezoning was for a very minor change. The tall building could be built on that site by right and would have happened regardless. By negotiating for the rezoning of that site they were able to get a few concessions from the developer. Holding that site(and the few concessions that were received) hostage until the third and fourth avenue rezoning is undertaken is not realistic. That site honestly does not have a huge impact on the rest of the neighborhood.The bigger problem is the new buildings further down along 14th street between 1st and avenue C, why is not one protesting that, that is more of a threat to our neighborhood than the tech hub? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49660868676275275642018-08-09T15:59:20.682-04:002018-08-09T15:59:20.682-04:00@12:59PM: Exactly right! Her obligation was to REP...@12:59PM: Exactly right! Her obligation was to REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, which she did not do. She didn't even TRY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-66337918013011035692018-08-09T12:59:23.906-04:002018-08-09T12:59:23.906-04:00Yes I do blame a single councilwoman for throwing ...Yes I do blame a single councilwoman for throwing away the only tool this neighborhood had to push back against the pro REBNY mayor. She had one mission and that was to prevent "mid-town south" from swallowing up our small businesses, affordable housing, historic building and quality of life. There will be no stopping development now or Broadway and 4th Ave now. Don't make excuses for Carolina Rivera and don't buy into hers. This tech hub was the perfect Trojan horse for REBNY to demolish the East Village and fill it with more Death Star buildings and luxury housing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62301381393861659232018-08-09T12:44:04.441-04:002018-08-09T12:44:04.441-04:00Carlina Rivera just totally sold out this neighbor...Carlina Rivera just totally sold out this neighborhood. I will NEVER vote for her again for ANY elective office, and I have already written to her saying exactly that.<br /><br />She ran on the "I'll protect the neighborhood" promise, but she's now proven herself to be just one more political hack who will say one thing and do another.<br /><br />I want to know who "got" to her to make her change her vote - did she get $$$$ in exchange for selling us down the river, or did she get something else?<br /><br />She is a disgrace and ought to resign, but that would require her to do the right thing, but she's just proven she will not do the right thing. When the chips are down, she folds.<br /><br />Even if her one vote would not have stopped the Tech Hub, it would have been a powerful indicator that De Blasio and his developer friends can't just walk all over this neighborhood unopposed. But Rivera didn't even have the backbone for that one vote.<br /><br />She may have set a record for how fast a new council-member can PROVE they are worse than useless. Can we recall her and elect someone who isn't a complete weasel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32116596426527319622018-08-09T12:15:59.805-04:002018-08-09T12:15:59.805-04:00Rivera is a traitor to her community. She says one...Rivera is a traitor to her community. She says one thing or says nothing(BOYS" CLUB) then does the ONE PARTY RULE bidding and votes to destroy her community. And what does she say? The usual bullet points the ONE PARTY RULE hands out to its elected officials(read that as slaves) Oh, I voted for it because of the educational aspects, and the great jobs and the blahblahblah. What a load of it... TRAITORTRAITORTRAITOR...RECALL! RECALL!! RECALL!!cmarrtyyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948995395819496180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77595970066074767442018-08-09T11:11:47.958-04:002018-08-09T11:11:47.958-04:00That’s right, lets blame a brand new city councilw...That’s right, lets blame a brand new city councilwoman for not singlehanddledly stopping a project that REBNY and DeBlasio backed, and which was unanimously approved by both the City Council and Community Board 3. This was a done deal already. A no vote would have sacrificed the few but meaningful concessions she did manage to get. A no vote on a single building would have no effect on area zoning issues which are yet to be determined, and a glass tower would have been erected anyway. Instead of criticizing one of the only allies the EV has in terms of affordable housing and protecting the community, perhaps its time to get a reality check on what Rivera and all of us are up against. The fight isn’t over, so lets rally around the few politicians who are on our side instead of irrationally overreacting to a single building has a boatload of more job and training benefits than PC RIchards ever offered this community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-13462670570759520422018-08-09T10:50:56.570-04:002018-08-09T10:50:56.570-04:00I hope the Times follows this story to see how man...I hope the Times follows this story to see how many jobs are created and who they are created for. I am very suspicious of this whole enterprise. Prove me wrong. sophocleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870993154429907726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20503852592341109902018-08-09T10:08:56.069-04:002018-08-09T10:08:56.069-04:00Carlina Rivera, along with other politicians, only...Carlina Rivera, along with other politicians, only tell you what you want to hear so they can get voted in. Then they betray their constituents. You were voted in; you can be VOTED OUT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84125161887328013182018-08-09T09:32:42.431-04:002018-08-09T09:32:42.431-04:00"community benefits" there will be no co..."community benefits" there will be no community now that the floodgates of over development have been open. Those that could benefit from the Tech hub may not have an affordable place to live now that mid-south has officially begun. <br /><br />I have written Rivera and expressed my deep disappointment in her vote and betrayal. She caved to political pressure and fell back on the emotional slogan (for our children) excuse. You are done Carolina, I will actively support her next political opponent when she runs for re-election. She could have been a hero of this community now she is the disgrace. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73263024291200568902018-08-09T09:17:10.636-04:002018-08-09T09:17:10.636-04:00She protected her political future not the East Vi...She protected her political future not the East Village. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31456329864752892142018-08-09T09:08:41.472-04:002018-08-09T09:08:41.472-04:00In all fairness, there was no precedent in tying a...In all fairness, there was no precedent in tying an area rezoning to a single-site ULURP. The only leverage that Rosie Mendez and Carlina Rivera had in this whole process was a potential "No" vote on the Tech Hub site... The city called their bluff. That any concessions were achieved at all is a small miracle. Who expects REBNY to hand over their support of a broad downzoning (a catastrophe for their members in the area) in exchange for one building?<br /><br />Regardless of the Tech Hub (because without the Tech Hub, redevelopment is coming) the area could use new zoning. That process is not necessarily over. And pretty much everyone wanted the Tech Hub, so at least that is happening now without any further delays. But it would have been good to have achieved more at this point. Brian Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368272923390455205noreply@blogger.com