Zoning is the nearly-invisible practice that determines where a neighborhood’s commercial areas are, how tall its buildings can be, and the shape and appearance of whole city blocks in general. Sometimes zoning needs change over time, and while community members and policymakers get organized, developers swoop in and take advantage of the existing rules already on the books.
That, in a nutshell, is what’s happening in Bushwick with large-scale developments like the Rheingold Brewery site and the high-rise going up near Maria Hernandez Park continue popping up at a rapid pace without anyone taking a second look at what increased population density and rising rents will do to the character of the neighborhood.
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