Some residents of Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park in Victorian Flatbush have taken issue with a Verizon Fios pole planted in their neighborhood, saying it’s out of character and not in keeping with Landmarks regulations, according to a story in The Times. One person sums it up thus: “What does landmarking mean if it doesn’t protect us?” The LPC is working with Verizon to come up with a design for the poles that “are consistent with the character of New York City’s historic districts” and plans to put any others in—at least in Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park—are on ice for the moment. The issue was first reported by Ditmas Park Blog in June, which had this to say: “I could probably live with these poles if it meant watching a movie through Netflix streaming without a constant stutter of information over my poky Cablevision line…” One wonders if that sentiment prevails in other landmarked areas where there hasn’t been outcry about the poles—for example, one has been installed in the Fort Greene Historic District.
In an Early 1900s Neighborhood, a Glimpse of ‘2001’ [NY Times]
Photo from Ditmas Park Blog.


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