LPC Votes: McCarren Approved, Riverside Postponed

After its annual end-of-summer hiatus, the Landmarks Preservation Commission had a full plate when it convened for its weekly meeting yesterday, the first for new commissioner Fred Bland. Among the many items on the agenda yesterday were the McCarren Park makeover and the proposed garage plan for the Riverside Apartments in Brooklyn Heights. The commissioners found time to vote 7-0 in favor of McCarren (after testimony from Historic Districts Council, the Landmarks Conservancy, McCarren Park Conservancy and Society for the Architecture of the City), but the clock ran out on the revised Riverside presentation before a vote could be held. Good news for the swimmers and skaters of North Brooklyn; bad news for indie rock fans.
LPC Decision on Riverside Apartments Makeover Postponed [Brownstoner]
Landmarks Rejects Plan To Turn Courtyard Into Garage [Brownstoner]
$50 Million McCarren Makeover Gaining Momentum [Brownstoner]
The Redone McCarren Pool Fully Revealed [Curbed]
McCarren Pool Plans Renderings & Full Reveal [GL]

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As a live music venue I won't miss McCarren - the sound sucked and the beer line was absurd... going back to its original intention makes the most sense for the community - there are plenty of other live music venues in williamsburg.

Posted by: jrd550 at September 10, 2008 9:58 AM

amen, jrd550. it was great the first two years, but this summer the whole scene got too big for its own good and became more of a negative for the neighborhood rather than a plus. at least one very positive outcome of the use of the pool as a venue is that it helped raise awareness about it in general.

Posted by: janelle at September 10, 2008 10:43 AM

As a parent of young children, what I particularly like is the large, sloped shallow area. That's how children really learn to swim. My children have been very frustrated by the one-height situation at most public pools and the Parks Department's resistance to PFDs (personal flotation devices, aka life jackets). Without the security of being able to touch bottom or having a good floation device, children are afraid to venture very far, or at all, from protective adult arms.

Posted by: Brooklyn Chicken at September 10, 2008 11:37 AM

i cannot wait. sooo great.

Posted by: wine lover at September 10, 2008 3:18 PM

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September 10, 2008

LPC Votes: McCarren Approved, Riverside Postponed

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