Williamsburg-Greenpoint Waterfront To Be Rezoned Residential

The City Council approved a Mayor-backed plan to rezone the parts of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, paving the way for increased density in the blocks near and on the waterfront.

But before you scout pre-sells, please read Jonathan Van Meter’s unironically condescending take on Brooklyn on the New York Magazine website. I say this as someone who may or may not be moving this summer and would appreciate some outer-borough bashing to ward off the competition. (NB: please — PLEASE — do not read the entire piece, the devastating conclusion of which confirms the worst in Manhattan snobbery and could make moot the aforementioned ulterior motive.)