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April 23, 2008
"Bedford District" about to be landmarked!
I just received a letter from my block association - or actually, a consortium of nearby block associations - telling me that several blocks in the Southwest end of Bed-Stuy are currently being considered for landmark status: Halsey between Bedford and Nostrand, Hancock between Bedford and Tompkins, and Jefferson between Nostrand and Tompkins. There's a community meeting coming up for local residents to ask questions about the landmarking process. Since I won't be able to attend the meeting, I was wondering if any readers had information to share about this process... pros, cons, what to expect. I am very pleased that the buildings around here will be protected (assuming of course that the landmarking goes off without a hitch), but I'm wondering if we should try to complete exterior work on our building now to avoid the hassle of getting landmark approval later... stuff like that. Thanks in advance for any input.
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Hi Stuymom,
Can you tell us when the meeting will be - would love to attend! And yes, I would definitly try to do exterior work now if you can... assuming you do it in a landmarks type way. Thanks!
Posted by: amybnyc at April 23, 2008 12:09 PM
Amybnyc, I left the notice at home but when I get there tonight I will dig it up and post details.
Posted by: StuyMom at April 23, 2008 12:30 PM
Okay, here it is: the letter is from the "Bedford District Block Associations" and the meeting is on Tuesday, May 6 from 7:00 PM until 8:15 PM at the Old Boys High School Auditorium, 832 Marcy Avenue (entrance on Madison). If you go, please post a report!
Posted by: StuyMom at April 23, 2008 7:31 PM
Thanks StuyMom - I will definitely try to go - thanks for posting this. I'll update here too. - amybnyc
Posted by: guest at April 25, 2008 10:02 PM
Does anyone know the status of the gentlemen that fell ill at this meeting.
Posted by: guest at May 8, 2008 7:25 PM
The gentleman at the meeting died.
Posted by: guest at May 14, 2008 4:03 PM
The meeting has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, July 9th at library on Franklin and Hancock
Posted by: guest at July 6, 2008 9:57 AM
The meeting on July 9th will be from 6:30 -7:30PM
Posted by: guest at July 6, 2008 1:17 PM
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