CB2 Land Use Committee rejects 80 Flatbush plan
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Community Board 2’s Land Use Committee voted overwhelmingly Thursday night to reject Alloy Development’s plan for the 80 Flatbush high-rise development, which would occupy an entire block at the nexus of Downtown, Boerum Hill and Fort Greene and block views of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower. Of the 11 committee members, 10 voted against the plan and one abstained, according to Brownstoner. Two members interviewed by Brownstoner afterward said they felt the development was actually in Boerum Hill, not the Downtown Brooklyn Special Zoning District, where the Environmental Impact Statement places it. The vote was part of the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Process, or ULURP. Community board votes are advisory under ULURP, and the proposal will next be heard at a public hearing sponsored by the Borough President’s Office on April 30, Brownstoner said.
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Spanish graffiti artists busted after spree
Three Spanish graffiti artists who came to New York specifically to “tag” train cars throughout the city were arrested on Monday after attempting to tag a No. 4 subway train at Utica Avenue, according to the Daily News. The three, who had been leaving their mark on NYC subways for three days, are Manuel Cobano-Pareja, or “Orus”; Ricardo Espinola-Marino, or “Tate”; and Ignacio Dominguez, or “Sent.” The three quickly confessed and were charged with making graffiti and criminal mischief, the News reported.