Chaotic Community Board Meeting Ends Without Decision on Fresh Direct on Fresh Direct Plan
DNAinfo
By Patrick Wall
MOTT HAVEN — Opponents of FreshDirect's planned move to the South Bronx suffered a stinging blow recently when a judge dismissed the lawsuit they filed to halt the project.
They had hoped last week's community board meeting would be a perfect time to recharge their campaign against the online grocer's proposed 500,000-square-foot facility in Port Morris.
Instead, Thursday's meeting collapsed into chaos when Community Board 1 Chairman George Rodriguez abruptly ended it before members could question FreshDirect’s representatives or agree on its response to the project, even though the next full board meeting is not until September — two months after the July 17 deadline to submit input for the review.
As FreshDirect opponents in the audience booed the chairman’s decision to adjourn the meeting, board member John Johnson stood up and addressed the board.
