Brooklyn Inside & Out

Wow, this is great. I look forward to visiting once it's open. What a wonderful use for a building that means so much to the community and has such a storied legacy. The hardware store was a bit too far away from where I lived in Bed Stuy for general hardware shopping for me, but I did get the chance to go there a couple of times when in the neighborhood. I wish professor Hannah-Jones much success.

No prob. Tech. def. has its moments...Lol. A vibrant civic space could include multiple civic programs on the site from green open space to an expansion of the school structure or another civic program in service of the overall community.

OK I see you posted a clarification below which addresses my confusion. These posts appear out of order and I didnt see it (maybe its just my browser). There used to be an edit function on this site.

"This specific site could easily become an expansion of the school, The Brooklyn Adult Learning Center, which serves thousands of New Yorkers who come from across the city to better themselves and their families." This seems out of sync with the rest of your comment and the article above in which multiple participants talk about using the parking lot as open space for the community. Zinnerman speaks of "open green space, recreation" and Omar Walker talks about "space to breathe" because of a lack of park space. The petition talks about a "vibrant civic space.” Not saying it's a bad idea to expand the Adult Learning Center, but it seems at odds with all of the talk focused on open park space that "serves the community."