125th Street: to be REZONED

MAYOR Bloomberg is meeting resistance to his proposal for extensive rezoning of Harlem's 125th street area--a plan to encourage mixed-developement, while protecting,the existing scale of occupied housing, particularly in browstone areas.Few New York streets carry as many of the community's dreams and memories. Yet 125th Street's status as the most famous African-American commercial corridor can be a burden as well as an asset. Despite it's recent successes, the area is far from secure in it's comeback. Yesterday, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on the rezoning plan.The proposals met with support from business, arts groups and labor intrests----and opposition from many others, including the chair of Central Harlem's community board, Frank Perry.
from nypost thursday 1-31-2008 p-31