{"id":29,"date":"2006-01-04T13:35:36","date_gmt":"2006-01-04T13:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stablebrooklyn.com\/?p=29"},"modified":"2006-01-04T13:35:36","modified_gmt":"2006-01-04T13:35:36","slug":"ny1-televised-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stablebrooklyn.com\/?p=29","title":{"rendered":"NY1: Kensington Residents Want City To Put A Stop To Overdevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click HERE to see the televised segment from NY1<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Originally published on the NY1 Website::<\/b><\/p>\n

Kensington Residents Want City To Put A Stop To Overdevelopment<\/b><\/p>\n

How much is too much when it comes to developing the city? That
\ndepends on who you ask. In the following report, NY1\u0092s Jeanine Ramirez
\ntells us residents in one neighborhood say enough is enough, while
\ndevelopers fight for more.<\/i> <\/p>\n

Liz Vona-Cohen won a blue ribbon
\nin the Special Olympics riding a horse. She learned her skills at the
\nKensington Stables. But the future of the stable is uncertain now that
\nthe East Windsor Terrace area is being stampeded by developers. <\/p>\n

“It’s
\nnot until we’re pushed out, where we’ll become this memory, and it’s
\nreally disgusting because I don’t know how much building you can put,”
\nsays Fran Levy, an instructor at Kensington Stables. <\/p>\n

Earlier
\nthis year, the 19th century building that Kensington Stables rented and
\nused as a barn was sold to make way a 107-unit condominium complex. The
\nhorses were forced into the remaining building, and to make room, the
\nindoor riding ring had to be eliminated. With no indoor riding ring,
\nKensington Stables lost its program for the disabled. <\/p>\n

While
\nits workers say the cramped conditions inside are tough, they’re
\nfeeling squeezed outside as well, as three residential buildings that
\nsurround it are in the works. While construction on two are already
\nunderway, the community is trying to stop the third. <\/p>\n

\u0093It’s not
\nthat we’re against development. It’s having development that’s sensible
\nand that\u0092s planned,” says area resident Rebecca Gallager. <\/p>\n

At a
\nhearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall Monday night, residents spoke out
\nagainst a 68-unit condominium complex that would sit diagonally across
\nfrom the stable. The developer wants the city to rezone the lot in
\norder to build bigger, but just last month, Community Board 7 rejected
\nthe idea. <\/p>\n

Residents are hoping the borough president does the same. <\/p>\n

\u0093With
\nonly two people living in each occupied unit, we would have at least
\n588 more people living in the neighborhood,” says an area resident. <\/p>\n

“Why
\nadd this new building to the mix when we haven’t yet seen the
\nconsequences of the other two new condo buildings right in our
\nneighborhood?” asks a neighbor. <\/p>\n

The developer did make some
\nconcessions for the community, including additional underground parking
\nand setting back his complex to allow for more yard space. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile,
\nthe borough president is expected to make his recommendations by next
\nmonth, and then the city Planning Commission has its say. <\/p>\n

– Jeanine Ramirez<\/i> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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