The City Council zoning and franchises committee hearing about Dock Street lasted five hours today, with three hours of public testimony and two of the council members grilling the School Construction Authority and developers about the plan. The hearing marked the beginning of the end for the project, a proposed 17-story residential tower and 43,000-square-foot […]
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City Council Hearing Dock Street Arguments Today
BHB’s Sarah Portlock is on the scene today at the New York City Council Land Use Committee hearing on the Dock Street DUMBO project. Curbed posts a fascinating “open letter” from Jed Walentas to the celebrity opponents of the project. It cites “an independent investigation by the Brooklyn Paper” which found “no substantial impact” on […]
Ana Ortiz Speaks Out Against Dock Street DUMBO
Ugly Betty star and Brooklyn Heights resident Ana Ortiz has come out against Dock Street DUMBO according to a press release from the DUMBO Neighborhood Association: “I am a native New Yorker, born and raised in this magical city of ours,” states Ortiz. “Little by little, we watch as what is wonderful and unique about […]
Willowtown Fair Draws Local Dignitaries
Riverside Apartments resident Brad Smith (at right in photo) opened today’s Willowtown Spring Fair with a short speech about the life and accomplishments of Alfred T. White, the Heights resident and philanthropist responsible for the building of Riverside and of other affordable housing complexes in Brooklyn. Listening were (right to left) State Sen. Daniel Squadron, […]
Roebling Descendant Lends Voice to Dock Street Opposition
According to information received from the DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance, Kristian Roebling, a Brooklyn resident and descendant of John Roebling, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, and of Washington and Emily Roebling, who supervised the Bridge’s construction, has joined historian David McCullogh and others in opposing Two Trees Development’s proposed Dock Street project, which would place a […]
New sidewalks in the Heights
Notice a lot of roadway construction in the neighborhood lately? The Department of Transportation is currently in the midst of an 18-month, $4.5-million renovation project to build new wheelchair-accessible sidewalks along 47 intersections in Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and Fort Greene. More information about the big project is on the DOT […]
BQE triple cantilever meeting Tuesday
This just in! The state Department of Transportation will host its first stakeholders meeting about upcoming construction plans for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s 1.5-mile triple-cantilevered highway that extends under the Promenade and above Furman Street. The meeting is at 6:30 pm in the Dibner Auditorium at 5 Metrotech Center, in Downtown. “The project team and the […]
Budget Cuts Nix Squibb Bridge to Park
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the proposed bridge between Squibb Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park has been slashed from the latest NYC budget by Mayor Bloomberg: Brookyn Paper: “By the end of 2009, Pier 1 and Pier 6 are expected to be open to the public making the long awaited dream of Brooklyn Bridge Park […]
BKLYN Designs show this weekend
Looking for something to do this weekend, beyond the Brooklyn Heights Association house tour? It’s the seventh annual BKLYN Designs show in DUMBO, which is a three-day event showcasing contemporary home furnishing designers, speakers, a tour of DUMBO’s galleries, and a special house tour. The main exhibit is in St. Ann’s Warehouse at 38 Water […]
Two Trees Snail Mail Spam
A tipster sent us this unsolicited letter they received today, from Two Trees Management, asking for support for their Dock Street Dumbo plan. Yelling “IT’S NOW OR NEVER FOR A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DUMBO AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD’S FIRST EVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING!”, they ask the recipient to contact David Yassky immediately, and attend a hearing […]
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