DUMBO NYC has coverage of yesterday's protest about the controversial proposed condo tower developed by Two Trees, that would block views of the Brooklyn Bridge. David McCullough, who is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Great Bridge has become an outspoken opponent of the project was on hand and spoke to the crowd. There were also a bunch of celebrities, too. I wanted to be there but I was sneezing my way through the press preview of the Sakura Matsuri and appreciating the glorious cherry blossoms. Here's an excerpt from their coverage. More pix and text at their blog:
A group of elected officials, historic preservationists, neighborhood associations, and residents went to the City Hall yesterday to protest the Dock Street Dumbo
development near the Brooklyn Bridge. The proposed property is not
located in a historic district, sandwiched between the Fulton Ferry
Historic District and the Dumbo Historic District, but historic
preservationists say the proposed tower will crowd the historic
Brooklyn Bridge, the Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stores. According to
a story published by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the common arguments against the Two Trees plan were:
development near the Brooklyn Bridge. The proposed property is not
located in a historic district, sandwiched between the Fulton Ferry
Historic District and the Dumbo Historic District, but historic
preservationists say the proposed tower will crowd the historic
Brooklyn Bridge, the Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stores. According to
a story published by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the common arguments against the Two Trees plan were: