According to the Daily News' recorded election info-line:
2,006 votes were cast
1,264 were in favor
742 were against
To pass, it needed 1,337 votes, so it fell 73 votes short.
I'd be interested in theories from 2020 subscribers as to why it didn't
get 2/3... bad weather kept supporters away? project perceived as too
fancy? reluctance to subsidize new growth on E. side? or general resentment
of property taxes?