The latest opposition to Related Companies' plan for a 35-story residential tower and cancer treatment center on the site of Ruppert Playground comes from City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Quinn, in a letter to Community Board 8, says the project needs to go through the full public review process; local opponents say the site can't be redevelopment unless it gets a zoning change. Of course, the playground has already been closed for several months. [DNAinfo; previously]
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