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Commission O.K.'s Kingsbridge Armory Plan

NEW YORK CITY-Opponents, including Bronx borough president Diaz, want to assure a living wage for retail employees at the $310-million project.

By Cody Lyon | Updated on October 20, 2009

NEW YORK CITY-In an 8-4 vote, the New York City Planning Commission on Monday approved a plan that would turn the Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory into a 575,000-square-foot mall that would now reportedly include a department store, shops and a movie theatre. The proposal is now set to go before the City Council, which has 50 days to approve or reject it.

The Kingsbridge Armory Development, which has seen community opposition and controversy over wages and another debate over grocery stores, would be a $310-million outside investment in the poorest urban county in the United States by the Related Cos.

Project opponents are asking that Related and future tenants provide living wage jobs and benefits. The hourly “living wage” for one adult in the Bronx is $11.86 per hour. However, for two adults with two children, a living wage is $30.30 per hour, according to the Living Wage Calculator developed by MIT’s Amy Glasmeier.

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