Phil of the people's firehouse says:
"Think this crane is tall??

Wait till you see the building! A 220' building is going up at 144 N 8th
St. in Williamsburg Brooklyn, residents have given it the name, The Finger
Building for obvious reasons. The block that this building is going up on
has been rezoned to M1/R6B
Meaning anyone who wants to build on this block in the future can only up to
50ft, unless they add affordable units then they are given a slightly larger
height to build. this was one of the few victories we got out of the
Williamsburg/ Greenpoint Rezoning. This developer did every trick in the
book to get grandfathered in the new rezoning. We are reviewing his plans
which we could nor obtain from Brooklyn D.O.B until the rezoning was
finalized. The community is vehemently opposed to a building of this
magnitude being built in a low rise community. The BSA ruled against a
developer in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx in a shocking ruling for
the community.
http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/289327p-247677c.html
We are looking to do the same.