With developers encroaching on all sides, the Four Borough Neighborhood Preservation Alliance (FBNPA) is trying to take a pro-active stance in the outer boroughs by nominating a list of buildings and neighborhoods it would like to see landmarked. In Brooklyn, the list includes 18 individual buildings and nine historic districts. Ditmas Park West, West Midwood and Prospect Heights as well as parts of Williamsburg and Downtown Brooklyn top the list. The Blue Cross Mansion on 76th Street in Bay Ridge (above) is one of the houses cited, and from the looks of it, it needs all the attention in can get. Several churches and industrial buildings (including the Dutch Mustard building — whoops!) make the cut as well.
Group Touts New ‘Landmarks Wish List’ [Park Slope Courier]
Back From The Dead [Curbed]
Photo from Forgotten NY