The following statement can be attributed to be Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer:

“Last week, together with Councilmember Ben Kallos, I asked the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) to stop work on 180 East 88th Street. The developer there was using a loophole in the zoning code to circumvent contextual zoning. Kudos to the DOB for listening, and for issuing a stop work order today.”

Background
The New York Times, “Developer Ordered to Stop Work on Upper East Side Luxury Apartment Tower,”