Community Board 4 wrote that casino bidder Related Co.–and the NYC Department of City Planning–were making a mockery of the Hudson Yards Special District’s zoning text. One standout concern is the proposal eliminating “residential units in favor of commercial towers.”
As Related Co. seeks to earn the rights to operate a casino complex in Hudson Yards, it is drawing the ire of a local community board, in part because a new proposal drastically cuts the number of housing units that will be built.
“MCB4 must note it cannot support the proposed project’s drastic shift...