Carroll Gardens Historic District May Grow
The Landmarks Preservation Commission released the boundaries of the expanded Historic District it is pushing for in Carroll Gardens and, not surprisingly, not everyone was pleased. The city would like to expand the pitifully small area that was protected back in 1973 (shown above) to include all the blocks bounded by Court Street, Henry Street,…
The Landmarks Preservation Commission released the boundaries of the expanded Historic District it is pushing for in Carroll Gardens and, not surprisingly, not everyone was pleased. The city would like to expand the pitifully small area that was protected back in 1973 (shown above) to include all the blocks bounded by Court Street, Henry Street, Huntington Street and First Place. Sounds like a nice idea to us but there are bound to be some whiners, right? Right. “Landmarking will force the old-timers out,” said John Esposito, co-founder of Citizens Against Landmarks. “All the new people who have $100,000 income a year think this is a great idea.” (This choice of this number seems reminiscent of Dr. Evil’s famous “one million dollars” line in Austin Powers; after all, it’s not like $100,000 a year goes too far in the Carroll Gardens housing market these days!) The plan for expanding the historic district is supported by the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and the Brooklyn Preservation Council, and seems to be in keeping with the spirit of last year’s rezoning which made it harder to put up new out-of-context buildings in the low-rise community. No-brainer!
City Wants Second Carroll Gardens Historic District [NY Post]
“Everyone had their neighborhoods and stayed in them. It’s just the way it was when the only people who lived in Brooklyn were people who were from Brooklyn, not tourists from out of state…”
Is that why me and my friends were chased out of Canarise in the 1970s by a bunch of guys saying “What are you doing here niggers?”
There were definitely neighborhoods in Brooklyn that were hostile to black folks when I was growing up. Carnarsie was one, Howard Beach was another. This I know from experience. There also neighborhoods that would be dangerous for a white person at that time. Thankfully, things have changed a great deal, but make no mistake, there was and is racism in Brooklyn.
benson,
Good to see you too. Been a bit hectic lately so not much ‘stoner time.
I always try to read ‘stoner, but only post when my genius is truly needed 😉
“Maybe you’re older than I am, christopher. That just wasn’t how it was when I was a kid here.”
maybe you were just that weird kid who wandered around that freaked everyone out.
How about friends east of Court St.? 🙂
“Everyone had their neighborhoods and stayed in them.”
Maybe you’re older than I am, christopher. That just wasn’t how it was when I was a kid here. We moved around quite a bit. I had friends (through family or school) from 3rd Place all the way up to Middagh Street/Cadman Towers. And most of my friends did, too.
Done! 🙂
Oh hey bxgrl! High five!
“Wow, it’s like a vagina tornado ran into a sandstorm over here.
We’re over in the OT talking about blowjobs if anybody wants a break from this noise.
”
Nothing like a prick to think he’s telling it like it is.
Great points, Pete.