Redevelopment still just beginning in Greenpoint and Williamsburg

WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman looked at the progress of the rezoning of 184 blocks in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council agreed on the rezoning plan for the area more than four years ago, but the redevelopment is still just beginning, according to WNYC, with about 1,800 new housing units completed or under construction. The rezoning is expected to bring around 17,000 people to Greenpoint and Williamsburg, neighborhoods that have already been gentrifying and expanding. Most of the new buildings will be in keeping with the size of the neighborhoods’ current structures, but developers are allowed to build high-rises on the waterfront in exchange for including affordable housing.