More Development in Eastern Clinton Hill
Clearing and digging work started at this vacant lot on the corner of Grand and Greene in Clinton Hill a couple of weeks ago. We’ve yet to hear any specifics about what’s going up or who’s doing it. Anyone got the 411?
Clearing and digging work started at this vacant lot on the corner of Grand and Greene in Clinton Hill a couple of weeks ago. We’ve yet to hear any specifics about what’s going up or who’s doing it. Anyone got the 411?
CH ends with Classon Avenue!!! Andersen, you’re in BS. Give me your cross street! I gurantee you that you’re in BS, which is not a negative statement. I love BS! It will develop into one of the best brownstone communities in NYC! But lose the inferiority complex mate! You’re better than that!! >:-o
Yeah, that seems to be what HPD says. I go with the community board lines personally. Community Board 2 does not include Bed-Stuy as one of the neighborhoods it covers, and it’s delineating line is at Franklin. Community Board 3 does not include Fort Greene or Clinton Hill as one of the neighborhoods it covers, and it ends at the other side of Franklin.
Shahn,
If you look more carefully at the HPD map in the link you give, actually the border between Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy is Classon in some places, but is mostly Bedford Ave.
Let’s see. According to HPD (a government agency), the border of Bed-Stuy reaches to Classon in some places, but to Franklin for most of a large stretch.
http://urbanology.org/BedStuy/jpg/DHPDmap.jpg
According to the Bed-Stuy development corporation, the border is strictly Classon, with some of Prospect Heights co-opted just for fun.
http://urbanology.org/BedStuy/jpg/BSRCmap.jpg
And according to Community Board 3 (a government body if not a government agency) the border is Franklin.
http://urbanology.org/BedStuy/jpg/BK_CD3.jpg
I’m not saying you haven’t lived here for a long time BrownBomber, and I have no vested interest in where the border of Bed-Stuy is (my house is clearly in Clinton Hill in the landmarked Historic District), I’m just saying I define the border of Bed-Stuy the way the city does.
uh, who put Brown Bomber in charge? Also, Brown Bomber, please stop with the name calling.
Time to abandon this worn out thread. Too many crazies on it for my taste. Mr. Andersen, please take the time out of your busy schedule and have your head checked for loose marbles. Community Board districts and zip codes have absolutely nothing to do with the offical name of neighborhoods and rarely if ever do CB districts or zip codes comport to the respective boundaries of neighborhoods in any sensible way. I’m sorry if someone, possibly Veggie, sold you a piece of property in Bed-Stuy and told you that it was in Clinton Hill but there is no need to highjack another neighborhood. Rather, just do the best with what you have and assist BS as it attempts to grow into a thriving community. Correction Anon 4:47pm: Stoner used “eastern” as an adjective but Veggie did not. Instead, she made a proclamation that was patently false, as did Mr. Andersen, thus the debate. And the reason why people are constantly in debate over neighborhood boundaries, Anon 5:34pm, is due to the large influx of ignorant “new comers”(i.e., most of the bloggers on this blogsite) who know absolutely nothing about Brooklyn and its rich history. Isn’t this forum supposed to educate people? If so, they why the shock over the discussion? BTW Anon 5:59pm, I said that I’ve been a home owner in CH for ten years but nothing about how long I’ve lived in the neighborhood. I’ve lived in FG/CH for over 25 years. Now that might not stand for everything but that should at least stand for something. Ok, I’m out. Peace and love folks. Have a fabulous holiday weekend! 🙂 BB
The cheap-looking bricks are on the same block, just the second building south on Grand. But this week they put some nice trim under the windows. Not even any bricks on the side of the building–just painted brick-color.
Thanks Anon for the the BS examples. Still nothing official yet. I’m going to bed. Wake me up when you can find something more legitimate and credible rather than what folks “use” to call certain neighborhoods. I along with a group of friends can call Park Slope “Hokey Dokey Town” that doesn’t make it the official name, dope!!!
They don’t call the East Village Alphabet City anymore? Thanks for making me feel old. Gotta go rub some liniment on my bones.