Five years after rezoning, community still waiting for city to come through on promises

In 2005, the city rezoned a large portion of Greenpoint and Williamsburg to bring new, residential development to the neighborhoods. They also promised it would bring affordable housing and more green space. Nearly five years later, community activists say they’re still waiting on the city to deliver.

Multimedia: An in-depth look at the progress of rezoning promises

Blogs: Developer has high hopes for Greenpoint waterfront–a 47 story highrise

One developer has high hopes for the Greenpoint waterfront—a residential development in a pair of glass towers an industry paper reported this morning.

Jonathan Bernstein, a first time developer but former lawyer for Donald Trump, wants to build two towers, The Architect’s Newspaper reported. One would rise to 470 feet, the other to 200 feet.