The one where the Bronx's 100%-affordable tower sailed through while a Coney Island Avenue rezoning got buried under "yo

Applicant says current site has deliveries/cars/dumpsters up against houses; project creates a landscaped 50-foot buffer plus additional 30 feet above first floor, separating building from homes by up to 80 feet

Applicant side argues surrounding R7/R8 district has recently added numerous 7- and 8-story multiple dwellings identical to the proposal, none of which include affordable housing

Council member recounts the applicant's attorney disparaging the neighborhood Yeager represents during a site visit

In five years one month, Yeager has never said no to a single project in his neighborhood — establishing he is not categorically anti-development

Yeager says his district has built 6-, 7-, 8-story buildings in Borough Park, Bensonhurst, and Midwood — including for the applicant's clients

Yeager's core objection: the district does not build towers on top of people's homes anywhere

Yeager implies the developer (not the council) summoned the union members to testify — questioning the authenticity of the support

Opponent argues no plan for kids going to school, supermarkets; project worsens an already congested neighborhood

Opponent says community is large multicultural families needing 3-5 bedroom apartments; the proposed tiny apartments show zero care for local livability

Opponent questions impact on mom-and-pop stores; suggests the city/state build housing elsewhere instead

Opponent proposes Floyd Bennett Field as an alternative wide-open site where thousands of housing units plus groceries, supermarkets, businesses could be built instead

CB12 vice chair questions why non-neighborhood people are testifying in support