Thursday Events
House of Detention Meeting The City’s plan to reopen and expand the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue will be the subject of a community forum today, June 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Belarusian Church, 401 Atlantic Avenue (Atlantic and Bond). Corrections Commissioner Martin Horn will be the principal speaker. His presentation will…
House of Detention Meeting
The City’s plan to reopen and expand the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue will be the subject of a community forum today, June 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Belarusian Church, 401 Atlantic Avenue (Atlantic and Bond). Corrections Commissioner Martin Horn will be the principal speaker. His presentation will be followed by a panel dicussion as well as time for questions and comments. The meeting is hosted by the Stakeholder’s Group, which includes the Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association, the Boerum Hill Association, 53 Boerum Place, the Atlantic Avenue LDC, Brooklyn Vision Foundation and the Brooklyn Heights Association.
East River Day
Today, a coalition of more than 50 organizations led by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and the Municipal Art Society launch the East River Agenda. In response to the mayor’s plan to reclaim 90 percent of the city’s waterways by 2030, the agenda is a roadmap to creating a cleaner, more accessible and sustainable future for the East River and its shoreline. Taking place in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, the day’s events include presentations, narrated boat tours, remarks from elected officials and community leaders, and the premiere of the documentary City of Water. Seating for the boat tours is limited and reservations are required. Contact rsvp AT mas DOT org and specify the tour segments you wish to attend.
City of Water Premiere
The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and the Municipal Art Society host a free premiere for their collaborative effort, City of Water, a documentary film about the future of New York’s waterfront. It features interviews with Majora Carter, Dan Doctoroff, Cathy Drew, Joy Garland, Phillip Lopate, Nydia Velazquez, and others. Thursday, June 21, 6:30 p.m. Pier 2, Furman Street.
Livable Streets in Brooklyn Reception
Come to a reception for the Livable Streets in Brooklyn exhibit tonight. A presentation on the plan for Grand Army Plaza follows. Please RSVP to streets AT transalt DOT org. Thursday, reception 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., presentation from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library. Grand Army Plaza. Trustees Room, third floor.
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I went to last night’s meeting on the House of D’. The opponents’ stance seems to be a mix of idealism and naivete. Unless they wake up, they’ll get an expanded jail and few if any enhancements. Then again, maybe I’ve got it wrong: if the opponents just stick to their principles, they’ll be able to stop the project … you know, like they did with Atlantic Yards.
Parking for the jail staff will be easy to handle. Unlike cops if the community complains to Correction supervisors, correction officers who park illegally will be made the subject of disciplinary charges and the NYPD cops and traffic agents will issue tickets to illegaly park CO’s cars. Besides most CO’s that get the privelege to work anywhere not on Rikers are extremely happy about not taking that trek to that no mans land hell hole. Even though CO’s don’t ride the trains for free, most live in Brooklyn and take the train to work. Parking for the judges and their staff take up most of the parking in the area and that’s not likely to change. Surely these newcomers new that hte jail was undergoing renovation for a reason! If anything when the jail reopens – and it will, crime will go down. When inmates are released they try to get as far away from the place as fast as they can.
Again, this is no biggie – I lived in the neighborhood when the jail was in operation and it really wasn’t a problem — except for cops and other personnel parking all over the place. Again, this is a short-term facility, not a prison. Seriously, what do people think — horrible hardened criminals are going to break out and wreak havoc on the neighborhood?
I keep hearing about the poor folks at 53 Boerum being upset about the jail — supposedly brokers had told them it would not reopen. How can people who think they are so smart (some have said they discoveed downtown Brooklyn — when they moeved here two years ago!) be so stupid. So they paid $600K for a 900 sf 2-bd/2bath and now they are afraid they will not be able to sell it for $1MM+. Where did they think they were buying — could they have read a newspaper or checked with anyone before? I guess they were too busy discovering the neighborhood!