Brooklyn borough board takes no position after contentious vote on Broadway Junction police precinct relocation

The Brooklyn borough board declined to take a formal position on a plan to relocate a police precinct to Broadway Junction after a roll-call vote produced 0 yes votes, 4 no votes and 11 abstentions, the chair announced at the end of a lengthy discussion. The board’s abstentions mean, under its rules, that it will not take a position on the application.

The item had been carried over from a previous meeting and was on the board’s unfinished-business calendar so the borough president’s office and other agencies would remain within the ULURP (Uniform Land Use Review Procedure) timeline. The borough president’s office submitted a favorable recommendation on July 29, according to the meeting record. The City Planning Commission held a hearing on Aug. 13 and is scheduled to act later in the month.

Why it matters: the plan, which involves relocating a police precinct into a building at…