From the Brooklyn Paper The Squared Circle: Planners aim to untangle Grand Army Plaza knotBy Chris CascaranoPark Slope: Grand Army Plaza could be transformed from an intimidating, speeder-friendly highway in the center of Brooklyn to a free-flowing, Euro-style traffic circle, under a revolutionary plan that continues to gain speed of its own. Read more. To […]
From Curbed http://www.curbed.com/archives/2007/07/03/breaking_scope_plan_for_the_new_domino_revealed.php Just when you think it’s safe to drift into the July 4th holiday, comes this: the first renderings of what the developers want to build on the site of the Domino Sugar Plant on the Williamsburg waterfront. In three letters, OMG. The images come our way via the draft scope document that’s […]
City taps Sunnyside GardensNew York Daily NewsBY DONALD BERTRAND The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously last week to designate the 16-block, 54-acre Sunnyside Gardens as a historic district. Housing vs. preservation for Domino Sugar plantNew York Daily NewsBY RACHEL MONAHAN A huge red sign on the Williamsburg waterfront reads “SAVE DOMINO” – and symbolizes […]
We didn’t mean to neglect the Domino landmark battle, it’s been a busy few days. History and Homes May Mix at the Brooklyn WaterfrontNew York Times – June 27, 2007By MICHAEL WILSONHulking and dormant on the North Brooklyn waterfront, its floors still sticky from a century’s toil, the former Domino Sugar refinery was the focus […]
From Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn Memorial Fund Established in Memory of Preservation Giant Evelyn OrtnerTo Fund Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn’s Legal FightOver $22,000 Raised for Fund at Sunday House Party BROOKLYN, NY— An Evelyn Ortner Memorial Fund has been established for the Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) legal efforts and has been seeded with over […]
Once again, preservation is being forced into an antagonistic role with housing. This false dichotomy only harms both movements and polarizes civic-minded people who should be working together to enrich our city. Housing battle over Domino’s preservation by michael rundle / metro new york WILLIAMSBURG. Efforts to preserve historic buildings on the Brooklyn waterfront, such […]
In case you missed it, at the LPC’s public hearing/meeting on Tuesday, June 26;there’s a vote scheduled for the Sunnyside Historic District at 9:30am, followed by a vote on the Crotona PlayCenter & Interior. Then there’s a public hearing on Domino Sugar where testimony will be taken. See http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/calendar/06_26_07.pdf for details.
From the New York Sun, Francis Morrone on the glories of Bushwick, including one of HDC’s “Unprotected and Under Consideration” – St. Barbara’s. Up From the Flames in BushwickAbroad in New YorkBY FRANCIS MORRONEJune 21, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/56998 New Yorkers of a certain age remember when “Bushwick” evoked visions of urban doom. In the 1970s, the […]
Sunday, June 24, 9:30 AM – 12 PMBCUE Tour Cruising the Gowanus Canal led by Dan WileyMeet at Fulton Ferry Landing, foot of Old Fulton St, opposite the River Café.Visit www.bcue.org and click Urban Tours section for details on this and others. Pre-reg/paymt required call Ruth Edebohls at 718-788-8500 x 208 or e-mail [email protected] Description: […]
Yesterday, over 3 dozen residents, historians and advocates including Council members John Liu and Letitia James came together at Duffield Street, standing in front of the Truesdale House to protest the City’s intended demolition of these 150-year old homes for a parking garage. For more, see: History on Duffield Street New York Sun, NY A […]
