Brooklyn BP Adams ‘disapproves with conditions’ Brooklyn Heights Library development
Addresses hot-button issues
On Wednesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams “disapproved with conditions” the development project proposed for the site of the Brooklyn Heights Library at 280 Cadman Plaza West, as part of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) process.
The response was issued following months of hearing from passionate local residents and community activists and a public hearing Adams held in the courtroom of Brooklyn Borough Hall on August 18.
Among other recommendations that addressed concerns raised at a Borough Hall hearing, Adams proposed including elementary school space in the development; called for affordable housing on-site; recommended that the library maintain its current publicly-accessible floor area, inclusive of the Business Library; and proposed a possible merger of the city’s library systems.