Ho, ho, ho: Cobble Hill group delivers gift-wrapped LICH petitions to de Blasio
‘Stand with the people, not the developer’
They came bearing gifts wrapped in bright red ribbons – but these may not be the kind of holiday presents that Mayor Bill de Blasio wants under his Christmas tree.
On Wednesday, the Cobble Hill Association (CHA) and elected officials delivered to City Hall 2,342 petitions protesting a developer’s plans for Long Island College Hospital (LICH). The petitions ask the mayor to “stand with the people, not the developer.”
CHA’s petition – titled “Say It Ain’t So, Mayor de Blasio!” — says that two alternate proposals presented by Fortis Property Group to the community – an “as-of-right” plan and an ULURP plan involving rezoning — both include “huge out-of-scale, out-of-context multi-tower development whose towers will overshadow our historic district, overwhelm our streets and schools and greatly diminish the quality of life for thousands of residents.”