First StreetIt’s not a good week to be a stable. Or someone who lives next to one for that matter. Alongside its report on the demise of the Bond Street stable, this week’s edition of Brooklyn Papers highlights the “enraged” reaction of Kensington residents to news that a 19th-century working stable is being downsized to make way for an 8-story, 108-unit development. The Daily News notes that 13 horses are being displaced by Williamsburg developer Moshe Feller. Ironically, the stable’s best hope to continue life as it knows it is to go the development route itself: If the group can raise funds, it plans to apply for a variance to build a second stable and riding ring on the remaining stable’s roof.
Condo Plan for Kensington Stable [Brooklyn Papers]
High-Rise Plan Rocks Stables [NY Daily News]
Homepage [Kensington Stables]


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