Most of us have watched as the once-ugly Port Authority sheds have been replaced by new trees, grass (sod, actually), landscaping and paths both large and small. You may have also noticed the tall light poles (described in this article in the Daily News), which have raised some concern in our neighborhood both in terms [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Dock Street Project’
May 29, 2009
Dock Street Press Conference in DUMBO tomorrow
New York City Councilman Eric Gioia from Queens, who grilled the VP/Counsel from the School Construction Authority (SCA) at the Council public hearing last week (see our previous story), has announced that he is coming to DUMBO Saturday May 30th (tomorrow) to give a press conference regarding the questionable behavior and dealings between the Department [...]
May 28, 2009
Dock Street Council Hearing update
In case there are readers who have been away over the holiday and missed the news, we’ll catch you up here. The City Council hearing in front of the Zoning and Franchises sub-committee took place on May 21st, and there were plenty of early fireworks.
Vice President and Counsel of the School Construction Authority Ross Holden [...]
May 19, 2009
Ken Burns weighs in on Dock Street
We’ve heard that Ken Burns, the Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker of Brooklyn Bridge and The Civil War, will be interviewed tonight by Chuck Scarborough on his New York Nightly News program that begins at 7PM. This program has recently been moved to Channel 161 on Digital Cable (Time Warner Brooklyn). He will be relating his [...]
May 5, 2009
Final Step in Dock Street ULURP Process Upcoming
The final step in the ULURP process for Dock Street DUMBO is upcoming this month. Hearings at City Council will culminate with a vote by the full 51 member Council.
This has been a long process, but letters from you and your friends CAN make a difference in the vote. Please send an email to City [...]
April 26, 2009
Dock Street DUMBO opponents continue fight at City Hall
On Tuesday April 28th at 12:30 PM, a press conference will be held on the steps of City Hall to address the recent approval of the controversial Dock Street project by City Planning.
Speakers will include Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian David McCullough, New York City Council Members David Yassky, Tony Avella and Bill de Blasio, representatives [...]
April 23, 2009
City Planning Gives Thumbs Up to Dock Street
Update: Adding Commissioner McRae’s statement and FFLA’s position.
An overflow crowd listened intently as the vote on Dock Street DUMBO took place yesterday at the City Planning Commission offices in lower Manhattan. The 11-2 vote in favor of a slightly modified proposal came as a disappointment to the local community association representatives that were present, including [...]
April 23, 2009
David McCullough article in Newsweek
Pulitzer-Prize winning author David McCullough expresses his views regarding the planned tower adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge in this week’s Newsweek edition.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/194596/
April 23, 2009
David McCullough Brooklyn Bridge video op-ed on Youtube
David McCullough speaks out against the planned Dock Street tower adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge in this video, view it here. You can also read more about it at about.com.
April 1, 2009
David McCullough holds press conference in DUMBO, calls project “visual vandalism”
Historian and author David McCullough held a press conference in DUMBO this morning, arranged by the DUMBO Neighborhood Association. He spoke at length and very passionately about the desecration that would occur should Dock Street DUMBO be built as planned. You can read more in the New York Times and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Newsday. See [...]
