Name: NYC Mayor on Brooklyn's second-largest tower #shorts
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Description: Mayor Eric Adams teased plans for Brooklyn's second-tallest tower at #TRDForum. The city, in coordination with developers Rabina LLC and Park Tower Group, is aiming to rezone a 50-year-old office building on city-owned land to make way for a 1.5-million-square-foot residential tower in Downtown Brooklyn.

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