Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso released “The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn,” a guide created for the purpose of addressing numerous issues throughout the borough.
The more than 200-page plan focuses on two problems in particular that the borough president says are greatly affecting Brooklyn residents: housing and public health.
In an effort to address these crises, the Comprehensive Plan utilizes land use, policy and budgetary recommendations that are based around boroughwide data and information pertaining to inequities related to the two problem areas.
According to Reynoso, The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn serves as the first borough-specific, large-scale planning effort to be created in New York City.
“Levels of homelessness not seen since the Great Depression, stormwaters flooding our streets and buildings, poor health outcomes in low-income communities – that is what a city that fails to plan looks like,” said Reynoso. “My Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn maps disparities across Brooklyn and puts forward a roadmap to solve these inequities. It’s time to finally start planning in New York City – and Brooklyn is leading the way.”
Work on The Comprehensive Plan started shortly after Borough President Reynoso took office back in January 2022.
Led by the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, the visionary document was guided by various data and feedback provided by a number of local organizations, including Hester Street, the Regional Plan Association, and New York Academy of Medicine, to name a few.
“The Brooklyn Borough President's Comprehensive Plan represents a groundbreaking commitment to supporting the health and well-being of Brooklyn residents,” said Lori Frank, Senior Vice President for Research at The New York Academy of Medicine.
“This forward-looking Plan serves as a powerful testament to the connection between urban planning and health equity. Driven by data, this plan demonstrates the transformative impact of planning and policy when it prioritizes public health and community consensus.”
To read the Comprehensive Plan in full, visit the Brooklyn Borough President's website.
