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OPINION: The Bedford Union Armory Project Is A Disgrace. We Can’t Let It Happen Again.

Crystal Hudson is a candidate for the City Council's 35th District. Last week marked the three year anniversary of the City Council's severely flawed decision to approve the Bedford Union Armory (BUA) development project.

Crystal Hudson is a candidate for the City Council's 35th District.

Last week marked the three year anniversary of the City Council's severely flawed decision to approve the Bedford Union Armory (BUA) development project. It was a mistake at the time, and the evidence on why it was a bad deal has only compounded since.

Time and again, from BUA to East New York to Inwood, local community members who have been forced out of their homes from rising rents are given the false choice of creating a few jobs or affordable housing units only if they also accept the poison pills of luxury housing and amenities for the rich, non-union labor, and any number of other factors that ultimately hurt our communities and drive economic inequality in our city.

Bedford Armory. Ben Foldy / Bklyner Crystal Hudson is a candidate for the City Council's 35th District.

Last week marked the three year anniversary of the City Council's severely flawed decision to approve the Bedford Union Armory (BUA) development project. It was a mistake at the time, and the [...]




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