The DUMBO hearing at LPC went astonishingly well, over 30 people spoke in favor – including Jed Walentas. The BID, who had been problematic about the designation , spoke in vague support – mostly to ask the LPC to make sure that the area’s Belgian block streets were protected (and restored) and asking that LPC […]
On Tuesday, October 30 at 9:00am the Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed DUMBO Historic District. One of HDC’s “Neighborhoods at Risk,” we have supported the landmark designation of DUMBO since 1999 when we co-sponsored the inclusion of the area onto the National Register of Historic Places. It’s long past […]
in recognition of the Brooklyn Eagle’s admonition that it’s not polite to post the whole story….here’s an excerpt from: Brooklyn Broadside: Landmark Designation Won’t Halt Development in DUMBO by Dennis Holt ([email protected]), published online 07-31-2007 By Dennis Holt, Brooklyn Daily Eagle BROOKLYN — Last week, the New York Sun, usually not prone to making glaring […]
July 27, 2007, 10:16 amA Wall Is Torn Down in Dumbo, Prompting City to Halt WorkBy David W. DunlapNever mind the Bugaboo baby strollers and Danish modern furniture. Dumbo can still have the edge of a tough industrial precinct on the Brooklyn waterfront. And that means not everything is done by the book.So City Room […]
The ‘Burden’ of Making DUMBO a Historic DistrictBY ERIN DURKIN – Special to the SunJuly 26, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/59176 After a several uninterrupted years of stratospheric growth, the city could move toward restricting future development in the Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO. The Landmarks Preservation Commission this week voted 8-0 to formally consider creating a historic district […]
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 […]
June 14, 2007Brooklyn Waterfront Called Endangered Site By ROBIN POGREBIN Correction Appended The mighty Monitor, the ironclad Civil War ship, was built on Greenpoint’s gritty waterfront. The Graving Dock at the Todd Shipyards in Red Hook was the terminal for ships traveling from the Erie Canal. The Old Dutch Mustard Company in Williamsburg churned out […]
From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle At DUMBO Meeting, Encouraging Signs of Historic Designation by Dennis Holt, [email protected], published online 05-17-2007 The issue of historic designation for DUMBO has been almost an obsession with the DUMBO leadership since its neighborhood association was created 10 years ago.With a strong whiff of success finally in the air, City […]
From Courier-Life 03/10/2007DUMBO BID pushes new pedestrian mallBy Stephen Witt One of Brooklyn’s most upscale areas is also a divided neighborhood. Now, however, the DUMBO Business Improvement District (BID) is looking to link the east and west sides of the neighborhood. Under the plan, the archway of the Manhattan Bridge at Water Street between Adams […]
From Courier-Life Preservationists seek DUMBO historic district By Stephen Witt 02/09/2007 Count DUMBO as the latest battleground between preservationists and developers. On the one side are developers who buy properties with plans on converting them to make money. On the other side is the DUMBO Neighborhood Association (DNA), which has been trying for several years […]
