Permits filed for parking lot on Church at Bedford

Actually though - this might explain things?

http://newyorkyimby.com/2016/09/permits-filed-986-rogers-avenue-flatbush.html

"Filings for new buildings in Flatbush seem to have slowed down over the last few months, probably thanks to confusion about the defunct-but-possibly-not 421-a tax abatement. The tax break propped up market-rate development throughout the central Brooklyn neighborhood, and without it, many builders seem to be delaying construction."

More new parks in rich areas. In Flatbush, not so much. 

http://newyorkyimby.com/2016/12/new-renderings-revealed-of-plans-to-turn-pier-26-into-public-park-tribeca.html

In the case of Pier 26, an investment of $10M by NYC quickly became $30M as a result of Citigroup and LMDC.

http://therealdeal.com/2016/12/16/a-look-at-the-pier-26-redevelopment/

It might be hard to find two entities that match the city's funding in Flatbush.

Even if the city had only $1M to spend.

And yet, Chase, Walgreens, Rite Aid, the Gap, Nike, Staples, Burger King, McDonalds, and more are all milking Flatbush for $. You think they can't scrape together $30m between them?

I am discussing a different metric than "can't".

I am discussing "won't"

bah humbug, Mr. Scrooge.