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Harlem Rezoning Plan Angers Residents
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Members of the city's Planning Commission were loudly denounced for approving a controversial proposal Monday to rezone Harlem's legendary 125th St. The vote was also coolly received by residents and small business owners along the famed corridor, where high-rise office towers and condominiums could soon pop up. (New York Daily News [1], Tuesday)
Once zoning is in place, any change will upset someone.
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Zoning: A Tragic Public Policy [2] by Walter Block
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[1] New York Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/11/2008-03-11_outcry_as_harlem_rezone_plan_advances-1-3.html
[2] Zoning: A Tragic Public Policy: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=454
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