The Daily News has an opinion piece by Brooklyn Heights Association President Jane McGroarty explaining the BHA’s position opposing the removal of the Tobacco Warehouse site from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Read it here.
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BHA, Other Plaintiffs Amend Federal Tobacco Warehouse Complaint, Add Park Corporation as Defendant
The Brooklyn Heights Association and co-plaintiffs Fulton Ferry Landing Association and New York Landmarks Conservancy, responding to the decision of the National Park Service to affirm its earlier ruling and approve the transfer of the Tobacco Warehouse site for development as a new venue for St. Ann’s Warehouse, returned to federal court yesterday with an […]
Park Service Approves Transfer of Tobacco Warehouse to St. Ann’s, but BHA Vows to Continue Fight
The National Park Service, having been told by the U.S. Justice Department to review its earlier decision to “de-park” the area occupied by the 19th century Tobacco Warehouse in the Fulton Ferry Historic District, has now reaffirmed its approval of the move.
U.S. Justice Department Orders Park Service to Review Tobacco Warehouse De-Parking
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that the National Park Service is reviewing its decision to remove the Tobacco Warehouse from federally protected park land. DOJ has also taken the unusual action of issuing a letter to the City directing it to treat the Tobacco Warehouse site as if it were still under federal protection, […]
BHA, Others Sue to Stop Development of Tobacco Warehouse
The Brooklyn Heights Association, along with the Fulton Ferry Landing Association and the New York Landmarks Conservancy, have sued both the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOP) and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation in state court, claiming that NYSOP acted illegally in its application to the National Park Service to […]
Brooklyn Heights Firm Sued for Debt Collection Fraud
In tough times, debt collectors get tough. We’ve all read about the tactics some banks, or their collection agencies, have used to foreclose on mortgaged properties. Other creditors have also been tempted, and have sometimes proceeded, to use strong arm tactics to collect on ordinary loans, store credits, and the like. A Brooklyn Heights process […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Access Denied
By all estimation, Tuesday afternoon June 15, was one of those uniquely beautiful days which should be spent outside, walking/rolling around Brooklyn Heights. Since I had not been down to Pier 1 Park recently, that was my destination after conducting some errands. However, you cannot fully appreciate my rage when I discovered that it is […]
Millman Joins the BQE Fray
State Assembly Member Joan Millman, whose district includes Brooklyn Heights, today announced her opposition to any realignment or expansion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that would necessitate taking any private property “in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, the Columbia Waterfront District, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Landing, Vinegar Hill or Willowtown.” She said: I recognize that New York State […]
Squadron: Condemnation “must not be on the table” in BQE Reconstruction
This in from State Senator Daniel Squadron (photo above at Pier 6 opening), whose district includes Brooklyn Heights: The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is in desperate need of a major rehabilitation. It will be a long process, and it is currently in the early stages. I commend the State Department of Transportation for the openness it has […]
Holy Moses! Highway Planners Considering Condemnation of Brooklyn Heights Residences
State Department of Transportation officials studying ways to improve the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which is cantilevered on two levels below the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, then curves to the northeast near Middagh, Willow, Poplar and Hicks streets, are considering a scenario under which widening of the highway would necessitate taking some residential buildings near Middagh and Willow […]
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