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Your Support Needed at City Council Hearing on the Western Rail Yards: NEW LOCATION
We need your help at City Hall on Monday, November 23, as the City Council's Zoning Subcommittee holds a final public hearing on the rezoning of the Western Rail Yards.
City Council Hearing on Western Rail Yards
Monday, November 23, 9:30 AM
City Hall – 260 Broadway, Council Chamber
**Please note, if you have already received notice of this hearing, this is a NEW LOCATION.**
Subway: A, C, E, to Chambers; 1,2, to Park Place; 6, N, R to Bklyn Bridge/City Hall
This hearing will be the last possible opportunity to give your input before the City Council votes on the rezoning, and it is important that we have a strong showing for two reasons:
We will be urging the Council to approve the rezoning. The rezoning includes substantive language requiring the High Line to be used as open space and recognizing the value of this historic structure to the rail yards site. We see its approval as a crucial step for the High Line's preservation, and careful treatment and integration into the rail yards development.
We will also urge the City to quickly move forward with the acquisition of the High Line above 30th Street. Three weeks ago, the City Planning Commission announced that the City would take steps to enable it to acquire the remaining portion of the High Line.
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