Closing Bell: Petition to Landmark More of Fort Greene
The Fort Greene Association set up a petition for the NYC Landmarks Committee to extend landmarking in Fort Greene. Boundaries, proposed this September, extend the district onto Myrtle from Carlton to Vanderbilt, around Deklab and Ashland, and below Fulton Street over to Adelphi. As the petition says, “We know that from its beginning in 1978,…
The Fort Greene Association set up a petition for the NYC Landmarks Committee to extend landmarking in Fort Greene. Boundaries, proposed this September, extend the district onto Myrtle from Carlton to Vanderbilt, around Deklab and Ashland, and below Fulton Street over to Adelphi. As the petition says, “We know that from its beginning in 1978, Historic Designation has benefited our area. Virtually all derelict housing and empty lots have been revived, bringing with it new pride and stability for a thriving multi-ethnic community. Additionally in fulfillment of the neighborhood promise many new business have arrived to flourish here because Historic Designation stimulated a resourceful core of consumers. For these and many other reasons, we again request a calendared hearing soonest by the LPC for an extended Fort Greene Historic District.” To sign the petition, go here.
If landmarking were not a net plus for homeowners and residents, it would never have met with such enormous success.
The real estate community certainly does not push it, neither have most city administrations. it is strictly a grassroots thing. The best and brightest have been arguing against it for years. That includes the AIA, the City Planning Commission, the Design Commission and all the other brilliant minds who see themselves as the saviors of the masses. But in Brooklyn we ain’t listening.