Newyorkology has a follow up to last week’s news that a development site on Duffield Street near Willoughby may be the future home of a Hilton and a Sheraton. The blog notes that the site is just across the street from 233 Duffield, which, according to signs in the window, may have housed slaves on the Underground Railroad. Other placards in the window support anti-development causes like the Brooklyn Coalition Against Urban Removal, something Newyorkology suggests could spell trouble for the hotel developers. We’re not sure if this means the house has to be cleared to make way for the development or the owner could just end up being a giant pain in the ass to the developers.
Hilton, Sheraton Considering Downtown Bkln [Newyorkology] GMAP
Hotels for Downtown Brooklyn [Brooklyn Eagle]