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The local community board already voted against a plan to redevelop the Williamsburg waterfront, saying the buildings will be too big and too close together.

The plan is to turn the historic plant into high rises, with some land set aside for affordable housing.

Developers say they will build a school and a senior center to sweeten the deal. Still, opponents say the plan is wrong for Brooklyn.

"The scale of the project will completely overwhelm the surrounding community in both physical scale and public infrastructure," said Brooklyn resident Adam Perlmutter.

"The Domino development offers over four acres of park and open space and in a community like ours with a high asthma rate, that is welcome news," said community activist Ramon Peguero.

Those opposed to the plan also say the transit system servicing the area simply can't accommodate all the new residents, particulary at the Bedford Avenue L line.

"Bedford is operating at 300 percent capacity. Adding an additional 6,500 riders to that will overwhelm it. I think it will make it no longer a functional station," said Brooklyn resident Les Brown.

The developer says the project would be done slowly over the next 10 years and should not overwhelm the neighborhood.

The borough president's office has already approved the proposal, although with modifications to cut its size.

The planning commission has until the end of June to vote on the proposal, then it goes to the City Council for a final vote.