Crain’s | With Cumbo in the clear, Crown Heights armory is in de Blasio’s hands

With Cumbo in the clear, Crown Heights armory is in de Blasio’s hands

Cumbo and Adams

City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo’s win in a contentious Brooklyn primary Tuesday sets the stage for a deal on the administration’s Crown Heights armory project. And because her positions on the development have largely been laid out, the question now is whether the mayor will be willing to make concessions that run counter to a lucrative housing strategy he likes to employ.