From Courier-Life 05/05/2007Railroad redux – Duffield St. holds tight to Underground R.R. claimsBy Helen Klein Critics say that the Empire Development Corporation “trivialized” key pieces of data regarding Duffield Street’s connection to the historic underground railroad.A report that sought to discredit claims that downtown Brooklyn buildings scheduled for demolition were connected to the Underground Railroad […]
Too bad that the article didn’t draw attention to the fact that $1 million – which is all we’re asking for the LPC – is the same amount that the developer spent to buy a historic house for demolition!New condo taking place of old house in St. GeorgePreservation League president decries fate of 138-year-old home […]
From The Brooklyn Paper The City Council this week took up the issue of Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to tear down seven old houses on Duffield Street in Downtown to make room for an underground parking lot and a one-acre park. That the houses are historic is not disputed. Several of them date back to the […]
From Crain’s NY Business Atlantic Yards work temporarily suspendedBy: Catherine TymkiwPublished: April 27, 2007 – 11:57 am The Empire State Development Corp. and developer Forest City Ratner Cos. said Friday that all demolition work for the Atlantic Yards Brooklyn arena project has been halted following a partial building collapse a day earlier. ESDC and Forest […]
From the Downtown Express Volume 19 Issue 50 April 27 – May 3, 2007 Out of sight, out of landmark protection — Skye H. McFarlane and Brooke Edwards In a move reminiscent of radical plastic surgery, the backside bulk of 25 Broad St. will soon be sitting on the shiny new top of 45 Broad […]
CONTACT:Kathleen [email protected] Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, April 17, 2007. – The Committee to Save the Bay Ridge United Methodist Church was established this week by concerned residents determined to keep this local landmark from being demolished. Meetings in recent weeks, between community and church leaders, reached a stalemate with the congregation indicating its intention […]
From Develop Don’t Destroy BrooklynCome to a Rally Against Ratner’s “Atlantic Yards” Project—————————————-On Sunday, April 15, several neighborhood and civic groups will stage a “Rally Against Demolitions for Parking.” The rally will begin at 2 p.m., and will take place on Pacific Street, between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues, in Prospect Heights — within the footprint […]
Thanks to Curbed, we were alerted to the following link to the 500+ page report on the Duffield Street Houses/UGRR Report. http://www.nycedc.com/Web/AboutUs/FinStatementsPubReports/FinancialStatementsAndPublicReports.htm#Downtown%20Brooklyn%20Underground%20Railroad%20Report More on this soon.
From Eric McClure, Campaign Coordinator, Park Slope [email protected] Community Board 6 to Consider DOT One-Way Proposal, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.This Wednesday evening, at 6:30 p.m., the full membership of Brooklyn Community Board 6 will hold their monthly General Meeting, during which they will vote on the proposal presented last month by the Department of Transportation to […]
From the Tribeca Trib Owner Asks to Demolish Part of Landmark By Carl GlassmanPOSTED MARCH 30, 2007 Among its many Downtown holdings, Swig Equities owns a city protected landmark, the massive 25 Broad Street. It’s “a magnificent property,” Kent Swig, the company’s president, says of the 105 year-old former office building. Most of it, that […]
