Brooklyn Heights Association member Robert “Bo” Rodgers has once again written a letter to the BHA, with a copy to the Eagle, expressing his and his wife’s opposition to the lawsuit, in which BHA is a plaintiff, that seeks to enjoin the transfer of the Tobacco Warehouse site to St. Ann’s Warehouse. In his letter, […]
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BHA President McGroarty on Tobacco Warehouse Controversy
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.
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 Board Meets, Receives Draft Report on Housing Alternatives
The board of directors of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation met today at the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The principal item on the agenda was receipt of the draft report of Bay Area Economics, the consultant hired by the Corporation to study alternatives to luxury housing as sources of revenue to […]
Tobacco Warehouse Arguments Made Easy
Sure the fur is flying about the controversy surrounding the planned adaptive re-use of the Tobacco Warehouse. But thanks to our mashup cartoon featuring quotes from both sides of the issue, things just got a lot easier. We think. See it after the jump.
Is the Eagle Hell-Bent on Trashing the BHA over Tobacco Warehouse?
The Brooklyn Heights Association’s involvement in a lawsuit over the re-designation of the Tobacco Warehouse, seems to have the folks at the Brooklyn Eagle in a tizzy. Dare we say that they’re taking sides? Yes we will. Earlier this week it amped up prominent resident Bo Rodgers’ letter to the Heights Press opposing the lawsuit […]
One Man Miffed Over BHA’s Tobacco Warehouse Lawsuit
The Brooklyn Eagle dedicates an entire story to one letter written to the Brooklyn Heights Press protesting the Brooklyn Heights Association’s (along with the Fulton Ferry Landing Association and the New York Landmarks Conservancy), lawsuit against the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOP) and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation for […]
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.
Much Ado About Something – 3 BHA Members Quit Over Tobacco Warehouse Suit
The Brookly Eagle reports that 3 prominent members of the Brooklyn Heights Association have resigned in a dispute over the organization’s lawsuit to prevent the takeover and conversion of the Tobacco Warehouse by arts group St. Ann’s Warehouse. The trio of dissenters – former president David Offensend and former governors Hank Gutman and Joanne Witty. […]
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, […]
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