CHANGING BROOKLYN: Residents: Rheingold developer’s below-market pledge is below expectations

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperThis home-brew is a little weak for Bushwick’s tastes.The newest developer to take on the neighborhood’s old Rheingold brewery site must honor a promise made by the former owner to set aside 30 percent of units for below-market-rate housing, a local panel demanded on Wednesday, after the company announced that it would earmark only 20 percent of apartments for the so-called “