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T U B U V U IS V T 17 V A IT IA T A T Tx I U j X J Xu I V l A L v i ^ l v 1 V v i X 1 V1 Y V 7 1 a L jSTREET SCHOOLP.T.A.and itsBoard of Trusteeswishes toCongratulatethe school%u2019sIntergenerationalChorus%u2605 5th & 6th Grade Students%u2605 Council Center for Senior Citizens%u2605 Director Arlene Symonsfor their starring roles in the Statue of Liberty television special:%u201cCelebrateThe Lady%u201dto be aired onSunday, June 22AT 9:00 PM ON WPIX, CHANNEL 11Kudos to Berkeley Carroll Senior InternsAndrew Chernin Charles Russell Eve Walterfor their roles as Production Assistants181 L in co ln PI. B rooklyn.. N Y 1121 C l 8) 7 8 9 -6 0 6 0701 C arroll S treet B ro o k ly n , N.Y. 11215 (718) 658-1705Green Light for New HiltonContinued from Page Inight. %u201cWe%u2019ve had demand after demand fora noiei in Downtown Brooklyn. This is awelcome boost to the borough. And it alltranslates into jobs.%u201dThe final vote came after a grueling waitfor details to be worked out about the termsof the lease to be signed with the New YorkCity Public Development Corporation andthe Muss Development Corp. of Queens, whowill build the complex, located between Jayand Adams Street, at Myrtle.During the 40 minute hearing on the hotel,which took place at 5:30 in the afternoon,several speakers argued against the plans.Most of their concerns regarded the possibleover-dei dopment of the Downtown Brooklynarea, bad parking design, and lack of parkspace. The continued development ofdowntown Brooklyn was the priority,however, and the prospect of jobs and urbanconstruction outweighted the opposition%u2019sarguments.Representatives from Con Edison, HiltonHotels and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce spoke in favor of the project andfollowing the hearing the board went into anexecutive session to discuss the matter.City Comptroller Harrison Goldin, wholater was the only board member to voteagainst the plan, was reported to be concerned about the City%u2019s right to drop the hotel%u2019sdeveloper if the owner, Joshua Muss, is eventually indicted bv Queens District Attorneyfor his role in a now-dead office building project there, sponsored by the late QueensBorough President Donald Manes.Anxious for a decision because of a pendingJuly deadline for $9.6 million Federal grantfor the hotel, other members of the Board ofEstimate wanted to make the decision assoon as possible. During the long wait between the hearing and the vote, HowardGolden nervously paced behind the board%u2019shorseshoe-shaped desk as others lobbied invain to convince the Comptroller to supportthe project.For the Renaissance Plaza project, as approved Tuesday by the Board of Estim ate,the City of New York will lease the land between Jay and Adams Streets over the muncipal parking garage to Muss Development.The board approved a package of zoningchanges to allow the construction of a356-room hotel/banquet/conference facility,538,000 square feet of office space, and parking facilities for 1060 cars. The board also approved the elimination of the mapped publicplace known as Columbus Park.Arthur Surin of Hilton Hotels said, %u201cWe%u2019relooking forward to coming to Brooklyn andbringing long-awaited business with us.%u201dHear Bid for Livingston S t Zoning ChangeAt the sam e lengthy Board of Estimatemeeting Tuesday, residents of LivingstonStreet, however, did not expect a favorablevote on a resolution for a zoning change theyhope would halt construction of a 26-story%u201csliver%u201d building on their block.Downtown Brooklyn development was thetheme that pushed Golden to oppose thisBoard of Estimate resolution seeking tochange zoning regulations on LivingstonStreet between Court and Clinton.. Community residents, public officials and realestate developers spent 75 minutes arguingabout the proposed zoning change.The issue was brought before the board byLivingston Street residents intent on haltingconstruction of a %u201csliver%u201d high rise at 67 Livingston St., a block of low-rise residential andapartment biddings.The property is currently zoned by the Cityfor high density commercial development.Livingston Street residents claim this is am istake, since the last commercial buildingat 75 Livingston Street, many decades old,was recently converted to residential use. Azoning change to lim it the commerical useand the heights of any building to no morethan the width of the street was sought by theneighborhood residents.%u201cThroughout the presentation you have notheard anyone say that the present zoning isappropriate for Livingston St., said IraBezozza, lawyer for the 75 Livingston St.organization supporting the zoning change.The developer of the Livingston St.%u201csliver%u201d project, Lou Greco, maintained thathe had received the right to construct thebuilding and could not be stopped by the zoning change, no matter what happened at theboard. Greco said that his building foundations are complete, a fact later confirmed byShirley Klein, superintendent of the Brooklynoffice of the NYC Building Department.Klein, whose office will ultimately decidewhether the high rise will go forward, alsosaid, based on the zoning law, the projectwould go ahead regardless of the board%u2019s actions.%u201cThis is a dispute between a propertyowner and his neighbors,%u201d said Greco, %u201candI%u2019m sorry it had to be brought before theBoard of Estim ate.Community representatives nervouslyawaited the board%u2019s vote after the 70 minutehearing. During the presentations, theBrooklyn borough president%u2019s representativequestioned those supporting the zoningchange at length. Golden, who opposes thechange, was trying to gain support of otherboard members and a final decision on thechange was delayed. By 9:45pm, only Bezozza remained in the Board of Estim atechambers, hoping for a decision. He said, hedid not expect to win this vote. One community resident, anticipating the loss, said,%u201cWe%u2019re going to be in the streets picketing.And if he can sell his apartments, then goodluck.%u201dBATIK fy y (a n a f^Whimsical %u2022 Unique %u2022 Hand - designed clothingfor the entire familyTheM 4 j H n %u00a332 4 A tlantic Avenue %u2022 596 -6M9%u2022 Raleiqh ' %u2022P e u g e o t 6 -0 0 6 7 01 35 between 6 8. 7 Avpt,7S 2rONloN -StBROOKLYN, N.Y.SALES %u2022 RENTALS %u2022 REPAIRS 9am 8p m Mon-Sat, Sun 9a m -6p mLC O N V E N T IO N A LMORTGAGELOANSAVAILABLE%u2022 Prevailinginterest rates%u2022 Low D iscountsRestorationFundingCorp.1368 Fulton StreetBrooklyn, NYC A L LFran Thomas (718) 636-6943Check Out What%u2019sUp & Coming In ThePhoenix CalendarPage 4, THE PH O EN IX, June 19, 1986