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| From the Village of Brooklyn | OOURUR TTIMEIME PPRESSRESS THE LOCAL PAPER WITH THE GLOBAL VIEW | VOL. 21 NO. 50 .50¢ Since 1996 December 8-14, 2016 | Opinion Activism at Work: Locally and Globally Dr. Ben Carson to head HUD? ew York, NY – “Presi- dent-elect Trump in his Photo: Mark Stewart TD Bank accepts demands and closes branches on Martin Luther King holiday. Celebrating the victory are: determination to get Dolly Finney, James Robinson Geoffrey Davis, Tai Johnson, James R. Ray, III, Canon Diane M. Porter, Attorney None Negro in his cabinet has handed Michael T Mullen, Assemblywoman Annette M. Robinson, Bruce Green, President Bed-Stuy Anti-Violence Coalition, down the outrageous appointment of Rev. W. Taharka Robinson. Ben Carson as the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development – a position he would assume with zero qualifications. “In New York City and in urban areas across the country, black and brown citizens are constantly battling an affordable housing crisis. What does Mr. Carson know about housing laws, the development of affordable housing, regulations or housing safety? Trump’s appointment of the unqualified Carson shows us how seriously he will take these issues in Washington. Mr. Carson himself expressed his inexperience in running an agency when he rejected the position of Health and Human Services Secretary – a position his resume actually supports. “In school we learned that the essentials to life were food, clothing (Reuters / Stephanie Keith) and shelter. The selection of Mr. Army Corps of Engineers halt work on the Dakota Access pipeline. Water protectors in Oceti Sakowin camp are Carson is a disregard for one of the seen here demonstrating against the pipeline near the Standing Rock Reservation on December 4, 2016. Page 8 essentials to human life. It appears as though the appointment of a loyalist is more important than finding a qualified individual. The Senate must reject this confirmation at the earliest opportunity and the President-elect should with- draw this nomination NOW,” said Bertha Lewis, President and Founder, The Black Institute. More thought on Ben Carson Stained glass ceiling broken. Dr. as Secretary of Housing and Urban Sharon Codner-Walker presents Rev. Development, page 3 Holman, newly-named first woman Never Forget Pages 9-13 minister of Bethany Baptist Church. 2 OUR TIME PRESS December 8-14, 2016 VOL. 21 NO. 50 Riverside Developers are going to take Board. Community Board 3 Holds Last advantage of the Mandatory Inclusionary There is no limit to the amount of times Housing (MIH) requirement which will that you can present to the Community Board allow the developers to get additional floor but the ULURP process takes an average of Monthly Meeting of The Year area in exchange for dedicated affordable a year to complete once all required commu- ommunity Board 3, which serves and was elected chairperson back in 2013. housing specifically set out for low-income nity and elected offices have approved the the Bedford-Stuyvesant communi- households. application. ty, met for the final monthly meet- Agenda Items The requirements for the affordable Also on the agenda was a letter of support Cing at Restoration Plaza last night, Monday, Items on the agenda for the night in- housing units worried community and board for an Alcohol Beverage Control License by December 5th. Most recently, the chair of cluded a letter of support for the Riverside members who felt that the conditions to meet new business Cafe Erzulie, which will be the board, Tremaine Wright, was elected to Developers USA, Inc., in regards to an the affordable housing requirements are a located on Broadway between Stockton and the New York State Assembly for the 56th application for an amendment of the Zoning biased and inaccurate representation of the Lewis Avenue. The proposed restaurant and District of Brooklyn in September. Wright Map to change a M1-2 District to an R7A household incomes for the area surrounding bar will be based on the flavors and culture has served on the board for over a decade District for property on Flushing Avenue and the proposed residential sites. For a studio of Haiti and will be located on the back half Franklin Avenue. This is not the first time unit with an AMI at 80% (Adjusted Median of the already-existing business Flowers by Riverside has presented their project to the Income) is $48,000, rent would be $1,200 Leslie. The two businesses will share a space DBG MEDIA Publishers of Our Time Press, Inc. board, but the fifth time as they work their for a household of 3 (2 adults, 1 child); at with customers entering through the flower 358 Classon Avenue way through the city’s Uniform Land Use 80% AMI would be $62,000 with rent for a shop and then passing through to the cafe. Brooklyn, NY 11238 Review Procedure (ULURP), which will 2-bedroom at $1,500. The eatery will feature a reasonably priced (718) 599-6828 eventually go on to the Brooklyn Borough The motion was eventually denied by a menu with breakfast and lunch options and Web site: www.ourtimepress.com President that will need approval by the City vote of 18 in favor, 17 not in favor and 2 cocktails, beer and wine for late night. Most e-mail: [email protected] Planning Commission and the City Council. abstentions, which means the application of the menu options were $10 or less and Publisher The presentation of the most up-to-date site was given a negative recommendation by will be open during the week as early as 7am DBG MEDIA renderings, including changes made by sug- the board. and close at 1am and weekends will be open Editor-in-Chief gestion of the board, were made by Richard The Riverside Developers will now have until 2am. David Mark Greaves Lobel, the lawyer representing Riverside and to go back and make revisions to their hous- The flower shop eatery combination will project architect Nick Labears. ing project plan and present it again to the be similar to the Sycamore Bar and Flower Strategic Marketing Bernice Green, Legacy Ventures The sites are currently zoned for manu- community board in a public hearing. The Shop in Ditmas Park, which has been suc- Manager www.ourtimepress.com facturing (Flushing Ave.) and commercial/ board will have to adopt their plan in order cessfully operating both businesses for the Liani Greaves residential (Franklin Ave) to mixed use. for them to move onto the next step in the past couple of years. The first site at Flushing Ave. between ULURP process which is having a review by The motion was eventually passed with Sports Kent and Franklin will be a 8-story building the Borough President and the Community 29 in favor, 2 against and 1 abstention. Eddie Castro with commercial units on the bottom floor Office Manager and parking off-site. The building will have Joanna Williams roughly 168 units with around 50 of the © 2015, DBG MEDIA Publishers of Our Time Press, Inc., units going to affordable housing. While Flateau Elected CB3 Chair printed in New York City. the Franklin Avenue property will have All rights reserved. around 128 units, 40 of them will be going No part of the publication may to affordable housing. as Wright Heads To Albany be reproduced without prior permission The Flushing Avenue site is currently ommunity Board of the publishers. Publishers are home to the Rose Castle Ballroom, which 3 last night elected not responsible for any ad claims. is a frequent favorite of the Jewish com- Richard Flateau as MBE Certified in NYC, NYS munities in the neighborhood. The new their new chair replacing and the Port Authority of NY & NJ C Member: New York State Press Association development would force them out and Tremaine Wright, who was could displace them. recently elected to the State Assembly and will take office next month. Flateau is the owner of Flateau Realty Corp., which has been operating since 2007 Richard Flateau Assemblywoman-elect and provides commercial Newly-elected CB 3 Tremaine Wright and residential real estate Chair. options in the Bed-Stuy and central Brooklyn areas. He graduated Pinn, Stacey Ruffin, respectively. from Harvard University with a degree in Other items on the agenda at the economics and then attended New York meeting were the application by Riverside University’s Stern School of Business Developers USA Inc., in regards to the where he earned a Master’s in Business rezoning of property at Flushing Ave and Administration. Franklin Avenue from a manufacturing to Flateau is a native of Bed-Suy and a residential property. most recently served as the economic The application was denied by the Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey, D.Ac, Diplc.Ac (NCCAOM) Lic. Ac. (NYS) development chair for the board. board by a tally of 17 Nays, 18 Yes and “I hope to serve the board and honor 2 Abstentions. The controversial housing the trust they put in me,” said Flateau, who project became one of the stronger items was hesitant to state any specific agenda on the agenda for the night with many going into the new year. “I probably will community leaders and members feeling just take a little bit of time to watch and that the housing project will exclude the A Kawaida Institution servicing the Brooklyn community observe what is going on in the different neighborhood it is trying to serve with it’s since 1990, P.E.A.C.E. Health Center offers comprehensive committees. I don’t want to make any affordable housing requirements. grand announcement at this point in terms “Regarding our votes tonight, I think health and wellness services to treat acute and chronic pain, of major changes community wise.” it’s a reflection of our community.