Brooklyn Paper | Rowdy Bedford Union Armory Meeting Decries De Blasio, Cumbo

Rowdy Bedford Union Armory Meeting Decries De Blasio, Cumbo

An impassioned, emotional and oftentimes angry crowd gathered Wednesday at MS 61, 400 Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights to protest the contentious Bedford-Union Armory development project. Residents and lawmakers alike argued that the project will exacerbate displacement by putting luxury housing above affordable units. “Why should we have luxury condominiums,” said Beverly Newsome, President of the Ebbets Field Tenants Association and co-moderator of the night. “In an environment that screams a need for affordable housing?”