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]
anyone have some walnuts?
Benson, don’t take my “template”
Those things didn’t happen to you, so it only makes you a liar.
11217;
You seem to be interested in a genuine dialogue, so let me respond.
You say that Carroll Gardens was an area known for racial problems, and once again, I ask: where is the proof? Were there some racial riots in Carroll Gardens? Was there a racial indient in Carroll Gardens? If so, I’d like to hear about it. I’m 52 years old, had family down there, and I do not know of a single issue in all my time, in a city that had PLENTY of them years ago.
The fact is that folks are projecting here. Working-class Italian area = hostile area, regardless of the facts. It’s that simple.
Everyone has gotten very testy…
that reminds me of time when 1st moved to NY and walked from Clinton St. up to friend from hometown who was living on washington avenue. Winter time and walked thru Ft. Greene – was mid-week during daytime. Kids were out on recess and threw snowballs and yelled whitey comments at me.Certainly had other friends who are black and lived in places like bed-stuy and would tell me not to come walking around alone at night by myself. Am glad lot has changed since the ’70s.
benson, did you say ‘newsflash’? lol…
“In fact, when my colleagues from Japan come to New York, one of the things that puzzles them is the large number of old run-of-the-mill buildings.”
True, but I bet the average Japanese family wouldn’t moving to a 3000 sft brownstone… aren’t most apts in Japan tiny compared to anywhere but Manhattan?
Thanks for the math lesson. I presume it was in return for the written English lesson.
benson, No, you were making generalizations. And I was clarifying.
CH;
I was talking about the majorities in each area.