Over half a dozen Lower Manhattan groups said no to rezoning plans in their communities on Monday.
Rezoning issues have been sending residents into a frenzy for years. Voices resisting what many feel to be nothing more than gentrification expressed their concerns back in early March when hundreds rallied to save the beloved Chinatown dim sum restaurant Jing Fong.
During several protests that called for the famous eatery to be spared, attendees also denounced proposed rezoning by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration which, they claimed, serves big business and would destroy union jobs.
