Lawrence St tower may top Williamsburgh BankBy Dana RubinsteinThe Brooklyn Paper The Williamsburgh Bank Building’s iconic clocktower would no longer be the borough’s tallest structure, if a big-time development company has its way. The Clarett Group, the firm behind the Forte condos in Fort Greene, submitted a proposal in June for a 51-story residential building […]
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 […]
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 […]
From Courier Life Publications05/26/2007Historian gives credence to underground Railroad claimsBy Stephen Witt A key city historian offered his views last week on the Duffield Street abolitionist houses and appears to have landed on the side of preservationists. Christopher Moore, a curator at Harlem’s Schomburg Center, and regarded as one of the city’s foremost African-American historians, […]
From the Daily Eagle article, “Councilwoman Cites Flaw…. “Linh Do, senior vice president of AKRF Inc, said, “SHPO doesn’t have a role in terms of the review of the Downtown Brooklyn development plan, so that’s one of the reasons they were not contacted.” She added that she’d have to review the contact logs before she […]
Historic Duffield Street Homes:State Historic Preservation Office Not Contacted Regarding Eligibility to National Register of Historic Places Council Member James Calls for Halt to any Seizure of Property(Brooklyn, NY)- May 23, 2007, Council Member James has learned today that the New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) had never made a determination on the eligibility […]
This one’s for all the marbles. CITY OF NEW YORKDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that in accordance with Sections 201-204 (inclusive) of the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law (the “EDPL”), a Public Hearing will be held by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development on behalf […]
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 […]
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 […]
First, read this Council hearing on Underground Railroad homes and this Lawmakers To Consider Fate of Seven Brooklyn Houses. Then if you really want to understand, read this: DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD REPORT I just got back from the City Council hearing and I was amazed. Because of a schedule conflict, I left after the […]
