The Brooklyn Paper reports that Williamsburg resident Paul Rubenfarb is leading a nascent effort to expand the bounds of the Greenpoint Historic District. The district, shown in the map above, was designated in 1991 and includes 363 buildings; Rubenfarb wants it enlarged to include another 200 buildings on Manhattan Avenue and Franklin Street from DuPont Street to Norman Avenue. “In the last few years, I have seen dozens of buildings in Greenpoint where developers have ripped up the corners,” says Rubenfarb. A Community Board 1 member says the idea will require an extensive back-and-forth with homeowners in order to become a reality. The article notes that some of the neighborhood’s most prominent buildings, like the Pencil Factory, aren’t included in the present historic district.
Williamsburger Wants to Make History in Greenpoint [BK Paper]


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