Tag Archives: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Construction Update–Phase I continues (obviously)
Just when you thought Old Fulton was back to normal, the digging began again. Here’s the scoop on what’s going on. The City is in the process of installing new water mains, valves and hydrants. These will run on Water … Continue reading
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Construction Projects in Fulton Ferry set to commence
Multiple construction projects are scheduled to begin in two weeks in the Fulton Ferry neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first two projects, the reconstruction of water and sewer mains and the construction of Brooklyn Bridge Park Plaza, will begin on July … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Flea update
FFLA representatives met with the owners of the Brooklyn Flea recently, and we discussed potential quality-of-life issues to ensure that Fulton Ferry residents will only have a positive experience with the new Sunday enterprise under the Brooklyn Bridge. Among the … Continue reading
Brooklyn Flea Moves Under the Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation has announced that the Brooklyn Flea will be moving its outdoor market to our front doorstep, that is, under the Brooklyn Bridge, in the space formerly occupied by the Purchase Building. The Flea … Continue reading
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Squadron Park Financing Plan: No Housing, but still huge hotel?
An outline of Senator Squadron’s innovative Brooklyn Bridge Park financing plan has been published on his website. We have downloaded it for your review here as well. Although his plan calls for the removal of the planned additional housing in … Continue reading
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Squadron proposes new Park funding
Last week, Senator Squadron outlined his plan for a new Brooklyn Bridge Park funding plan. You can read about it here and here and here and here. FFLA is looking for input from Fulton Ferry residents about this plan. Among the items to … Continue reading
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Bloomberg Ratchets Up Fight for Brooklyn Bridge Park Control
In a Daily News article on March 25th, Mayor Bloomberg asserts that if the city is not given full control of the Park, no future city funding would be forthcoming. Senator Squadron – your turn.
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City to take over Brooklyn Bridge Park?
The Daily News and PolitickerNY report on Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal that the city control Brooklyn Bridge Park and Governor’s Island development with funds previously allocated to the Javits Center expansion. Senator Squadron will address this proposal at Thursday’s meeting.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Begins Laying Turf
This week the (clean) landfill is being trucked in, from which the landscape for Pier 1 will be built. According to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, Pier 1 will turn green at the end of spring with the planting … Continue reading
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FFLA’s position on the Brooklyn Bridge Park
FFLA has long been a supporter of the Park, and has been involved in its progress from the inception stage. However, we remain disturbed by the enormous size and mass of the hotel, which was originally to be in the … Continue reading
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