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April 17, 2007
Dyker Heights Moves Closer to Downzoning
Best known to outsiders for its over-the-top display of Christmas lights every year, Dyker Heights is now in the news for being one of the many Brooklyn nabes trying to protect its character and heritage through down-zoning. According to City Planning,
The lower-density and contextual zoning districts proposed – R3X, R3A, R4-1, R4B and R5B -- would preserve the existing scale and character of Dyker Heights' and Ft. Hamilton's low-rise blocks. New, moderate-density residential development would be directed to commercial corridors already defined by three-to four-story row houses with ground floor retail uses – 86th Street, Ft. Hamilton Parkway, 11th and 13th Avenues. Along these corridors, the mid-density contextual zoning districts proposed – C4-2A and R6B – would establish height limits consistent with neighboring apartment houses and would deter development of overly large community facility and mixed residential/community facility buildings.
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the Dyker Heights Civic Association signed off on the plan last week in preparation for last night's meeting of Community Board 16. And there's definitely political support: “This rezoning plan will help protect the unique character of the neighborhood for future generations,” said Bay Ridge Rep. Vito Fossella. Did any readers attend the meeting?
Dyker Downzone Moves Ahead [The Brooklyn Paper]
Dyker Heights/Ft. Hamilton Rezoning [NYC.gov]
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Maybe this has been addressed before, but what's up with the name Dyker?
Posted by: Anon at April 17, 2007 10:27 AM
From DykerHeights.com:
Dyker Heights, sandwiched between Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst, encompasses Dyker Beach Park on Gravesend Bay and the huge, public Dyker Beach Golf Course. It may have been named for two Van Dykes who helped to divide the land in 1719 or for the dikes used to drain and reclaim marshland that once belonged to the area.
Posted by: Anonymous at April 17, 2007 11:18 AM
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