Now that the City Planning commission has passed the Dock Street rezoning proposal, the discussion heads to the City Council, where Councilman Tony Avella of Queens, who chairs the zoning and franchises committee, will oversee the first council hearing. (Update: here’s a link to the city’s full explanation of the whole process) While council members […]
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Planning Commision Makes Dock Street DUMBO a Wee Bit Smaller
The Brooklyn Paper reports on the City Planning Commission’s OK (with a catch) of Two Trees’ controversial Dock Street DUMBO project: Brooklyn Paper: The City Planning Commission voted overwhelmingly to support a controversial tower next to the Brooklyn Bridge — though the building’s 18-story wing will be shaved by one story. In addition, Jed Walentas’s […]
PS8 meeting: strictly about the annex
The PS 8 PTA will host its monthly meeting on Wednesday night, where the city’s School Construction Authority will present its plans for the building’s future annex — but, PTA officials say, that’s where the discussion with SCA will stop. The meeting will be open to the public, but only PS 8 PTA members will […]
Yassky Urges Officials to Consider Middle School Sites Other than Dock Street
City Council Member and City Comptroller candidate David Yassky has sent a letter to Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein urging them to become involved in the site selection process for a new middle school in this area. Based on his review of documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request, […]
Brooklyn Bridge Historian: Dock Street DUMBO is Stupid
Brooklyn Bridge historian David McCullough’s opposition to Two Trees’ Dock Street DUMBO has been well documented recently. Now, there’s an NY Times video that further helps him make his point. His solution? The same as BHB Publisher Homer Fink has suggested in January– make the land into a park. [Watch the video]
Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper: In Case You Missed ‘Em
It was a busy week and just in case you were too busy to catch everything here are last week’s highlights: BHA Meeting Full Recap Marty: Dock Street Dumbo is Like Root Canal! Updated Rendering of Sleepy’s on Montague Marty Supports – Sort of – Dock Street DUMBO Confessions of a Lab Lady: Travels with […]
Marty: Dock Street DUMBO – It’s Like Root Canal!!
Borough President Marty Markowitz compared the task of evaluating the Dock Street rezoning proposal to a root canal last night at the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual meeting — yes, a root canal. Making a decision was tough, he said, but he understood that “it had to be done, like a root canal.”
Marty Supports — Sort of — Dock Street DUMBO!
Borough President Marty Markowitz has filed his letter of support for the contentious Dock Street residential project in DUMBO, following a public hearing he held on Jan. 28. We will have a copy of Marty’s letter for you soon, but in the meantime, the New York Times City Room blog writes:
BHB Readers: NO on Dock Street DUMBO
Our poll results are in and the BHB Community has given a big “thumbs down” to Two Trees proposed Dock Street DUMBO Project. More than half the respondents (55.6%) said “stop” the project while a third (33.3%) replied “build it”. Some folks (1.9%) “don’t care” while 9.3% were undecided. (View full poll results here) CB2 […]
BHB Poll: Dock Street DUMBO, You Decide
Brooklyn Heights Blog will never take an “official” stance on any issue, candidate or public policy – we leave that up to you the BHB Community. You’ve sounded off on the Dock Street DUMBO Project all over this site. Now it’s time to go to the polls. Take the BHB Survey on DSD now Once […]
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