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 the New York Times May 20, 2007Streetscapes Old Fulton Street, BrooklynFrom Ghost Town to Park GatewayBy CHRISTOPHER GRAY At the foot of the street, a boisterously ornate ferry terminal went up in 1865, but the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 drew away much of the traffic. Merchants gradually left, and in 1891 […]
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 […]
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry…. HDC’s “Friend in the Media” Curbed brings us this exclusive… http://www.curbed.com/archives/2007/05/11/exclusive_184_kent_design_makeover_revealed.php More info at http://www.rkf.com/listings/NEW/184KentAve_main.asp
From Diane Jackier [email protected],Director of External Affairs, Landmarks Preservation Commission The Landmarks Preservation Commission is holding a public hearing on the proposed designation of the Jamaica Savings Bank, located at 161-02 Jamaica Avenue in Queens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. The hearing will take place at the Commission’s offices located at 1 Centre Street, 9th […]
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 […]
Existing: Proposed: From the Tribeca Trib: MTA Changes Transit Center Designs By Etta SandersPOSTED MARCH 2, 2007 In coming months every building on the east side of Broadway between Fulton and John Streets will come down and only the slender Corbin building on the corner will remain. The block-long demolition will clear the way for […]
