Brooklyn

Bike Lane Controversy Drags On in Brooklyn

Brooklyn residents have built a makeshift detour sign in an attempt to redirect drivers away from their street. A new bike lane was implemented in the fall that has removed stop signs and, according to residents, made their street unsafe.
31 December 2008 - 6:00am
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Churches and the Price of Preservation

The demolition of a registered historic church in Brooklyn has underscored a debate over historic religious facilities between preservationists and congregations who struggle to pay the added costs of owning historic property.
3 December 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times

Citizens Redesign Brooklyn Street

On Monday, Gothamist revealed the winners of a contest to redesign the traffic-clogged intersection of 4th Avenue and 9th Street in Brooklyn.
6 November 2008 - 12:00pm
Gothamist.com

Adaptively Reusing Brooklyn's Industrial Spaces

Preservationists say that there are better ways to use buildings along Brooklyn's industrial waterfront than to demolish them.
30 October 2008 - 7:00am
The New York Times

When A Road Is More Than Just A Road

Brooklyn’s Ocean Parkway is one of America’s most 'elegant' roads. Designed by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to replicate the grand European Boulevards; opened in 1876, it was designated a landmark by NYC 100 years later
13 October 2008 - 12:00pm
The New York Times

The Transformation of a Neighborhood

Steven Malanga writes about the resurrection of Bushwick, a Brooklyn neighborhood, from its decrepit past.
24 June 2008 - 1:00pm
City Journal

Disobedient Architect to Be Banned from Brooklyn

Brooklyn architect Robert M. Scarano Jr. has crossed Brooklyn's zoning laws too many times, and the city is making the case to ban him from submitting any plans. In the worst case, he put two apartment buildings in a location greenlighted for one.
16 June 2008 - 7:00am
The New York Times

Trains on the Brooklyn Bridge?

In the early days, trolleys and trains carried 400,000 passengers a day over the Brooklyn Bridge. With continued growth in pedestrian traffic, a former transit commissioner says a rail renaissance might not be so far-fetched.
23 May 2008 - 11:00am
NY1 News

Why the Breakdown of Atlantic Yards is a Loss For New York Planning

New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff discusses why the impending breakdown of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn is a harsh blow to urban planning in New York.
24 March 2008 - 8:00am
The New York Times

Years-Long Preservation Effort May Come to Conclusion Soon

After years in waiting, two historic Victorian neighborhoods in Brooklyn are finally coming up for historic designation approval.
23 March 2008 - 7:00am
The New York Times

Will The Atlantic Yards Project Go Bust?

The slowing economy is causing Forest Ratner to re-think buildout plans for their controversial Atlantic Yards development. New York City history tells us it won't be the first time a large scale project goes the way of the economy.
21 March 2008 - 12:00pm
The New York Times

Brooklyn Seeking Complete Streets

This article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle looks at the increasing public demand for Complete Streets in Brooklyn.
14 March 2008 - 5:00am
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Deteriorating Historic Homes May Fall For Market

Historic homes in the Brooklyn Navy Yard have blighted the neighborhood for years. Many residents are backing a plan to replace the deteriorating homes with a market, but preservationists are hesitant.
29 February 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times
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