Bushwick – one of the last unlimited height zones in northern Brooklyn – is ripe for a raft of finger-type buildings. A year and a half ago, the local community board’s land use committee showed little interest in the threat of height-factor buildings. Now, with development on the upswing throughout the area, the community may be too late to the game.
Leaders Want Bushwick Rezoning So It’s Not the Next Williamsburg
1892: In Praise of Small Parks
Montrose Morris digs up an 1892 Brooklyn Eagle article praising Brooklyn’s then-new small parks. On the list are Monsignor McGolrick (née Winthrop), Bushwick, Sunset, Ridgewood and Brower (née Bedford) Parks.
Lecture: The Past and Future of Bushwick Avenue
10/26/2011 |
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Tonight at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch, students from the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture and Preservation Planning will present a talk about their preservation studio project on the rich architectural history of Bushwick Avenue, and the preservation plan to conserve the legacy of the historic thoroughfare.
BushwickBK Shuts Down
10/20/2011 |
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BushwickBK, last night:
For many reasons, it’s not working out. It takes too much money and time to do this, so BushwickBK is shutting down for some period of time, and possibly forever. Turns out, sadly, we were never in the pockets of The Developers ™ or anyone else. The site and all its resources will stay up, and we will probably run occasional pieces. The Twitter feed (@bushwickbk) will probably continue to update as well.
This is a loss – BushwickBK managed to be a lot more than a neighborhood blog. It had some great reporting, strong editing and a ton of content. That’s tough to maintain, even if you are in the pockets of the The Developers or anyone else.
Affordable Bushwick Homes’ Fate Uncertain in Wake of HPD Scandal
More on the HPD kickback scandal and its local impact.