ראוז פלאזא געווינט עפראוועל

After contentious, behind-the-scenes negotiations between the developer, Isack Rosenberg, and Brooklyn Democratic Chairman Vito Lopez, who originally opposed this project, the Council passed the measure.

Sources say Lopez, a Democratic Assemblyman, begrudgingly backed it, as did his ally, Councilman Steve Levin (D-Brooklyn). The two are close to the Williamsburg Satmar clan and the project is aligned with the opposing group in Orange County.

Some said the move showed a thawing in the historically icy relationship between Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Lopez, since Lopez was able to get a higher affordable housing component from the developer before the measure came to pass.

But others said Quinn pressured the Brooklyn kingpin to come around because she would have supported it with or without him, particularly since the Council recently killed a major development project for the vacant Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.

"Lopez and Levin wanted to kill this absolutely, 100 percent. They made the best deal they could, but ultimately this is a reward to the other side here," the source said