Councilman Fernando Cabrera vowed to reject the Kingsbridge Armory National Ice Center should developers ignore “loose ends” that include impending traffic jams and displaced, working class merchants.
His comments came two days before the City Council’s vote on the colossal ice project, with Cabrera stating the Bronx council delegation, with the exception of Councilman Oliver Koppell, will stand by him and reject the project during the Dec. 10 vote.
“Other than Koppell I haven’t spoken to not one council person that’s said no to me,” said Cabrera, speaking to reporters in front of the Kingsbridge Armory.
He was joined by Bronxites, mostly members of his nearby church, as he explained many of the problems tied to the project include inflated
Resolutions were overlooked during talks involving the Community Benefits Agreement, a legal document worked out between KNIC Partners and 27 community groups that outlined stipulations for the community. But Cabrera states he didn’t have time to look at the paperwork, handed to him just a few days before the April announcement.
Signatories disputed Cabrera’s claims pointing out that the councilman’s chief of staff, Greg Faulkner, sat at the negotiating table without mentioning anything about traffic congestion.
With all the last-minute deals in the works, keep checking norwoodnews.org for any developments.
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Cabrera should be ashamed of himself… he’s part of the reason the Bronx is the most depressed borough. People who are supposed to be of God shouldn’t double talk and back deal and try to extort like he’s doing.
What a disgrace! You can tell he is only looking out for himself and to hell with helping the youth. He just burned his bridges. His political career is over.
We don’t need politicians like him in office. To think that the other councilmen will actually follow this imbecile. The rest of the councilman don’t even know about the Bronx. They are just going with whatever he says. I guess they will be in the same boat as him when election time comes. Pastor? I don’t think so. Jesus kicked the merchants off the temples steps, I guess we need to do the same with him.