The Road To City Hall’s Errol Louis (a district 35 resident) hosted Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, Borough President Eric Adams, and neighboring Councilmember Jumaane Williams to talk J’Ouvert and the Bedford-Union Armory deal. Their enthusiasm for the deal was underwhelming (see picture) but each politician endorsed the overall goal of the project without consenting to the deal in its current form, leaving open the likelihood that the mayor and BFC will eventually develop the property.
In the segment, Cumbo said, “People were clear, they did not want any sale of the armory, and so we have to hold true to that. We do not want to see any sale of the armory. Right now, out of 330 units of housing, only 18 are affordable to the residents of Crown Heights,” echoing the words of community activists for the first time.