Wanted: some room to move

The recent rezoning proposal for Williamsburg-Greenpoint leaves the community in a tight situation. Change is inevitable, the waterfront is badly underutilized at the moment, and there's a lot of housing and industrial pressures in the city at the moment. But it seems the Department of City Planning has decided that Williamsburg-Greenpoint is just another upscale bedroom community waiting to happen.

What I would like to ensure is that there are affordable housing provisions in the higher density, primarily residential zoning in the proposal. I'd also like to kick in some more mixed-use, light on the light industrial (we don't need more Acme Smoked Fish places). I accept the vision of Greenpoint as a great neighborhood that many people will want to live in, 10 years down the line. But how about making sure that those with roots there now also get a chance to be a part of the future?