Historic Fort Greene Brooklyn
LOCATION: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church, 85 S. Oxford St.
(corner of S. Oxford &
Lafayette Ave.) Meeting
Room, enter on S. Oxford Street.
Light refreshments at
7.00 pm.
The Fort Greene Association is working on several exciting new initiatives which we will be telling you about; as always, we welcome your input and suggestions.
All are welcome to attend, homeowners & renters alike.
Download the September 2007 Newsletter
The Mark Morris Dance Group is proud to underwrite the September 2007 issue of the Fort Greene Association Newsletter. The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers affordable classes for children, teens and adults.
For a current schedule, visit mmdg.org or call 718-624-8400.
From an e-mail sent to the Fort Greene Association:
…I am a Fort Greene resident and I thought that the decision for Atlantic Yards to build was over. Are you saying that a continued fight at this point can prevent Bruce Ratner from proceeding with the construction even though he has gotten approval from the Mayor and Governor Pataki? I understand the reduction in the construction, but that is telling me that the development will continue —- only not as much as originally planned. Am I being mislead?
Following are the latest updates on the two major lawsuits against the Atlantic Yards project. The second lawsuit, relating to the flawed Environmental Impact Study, was brought by a coalition of 25 community groups including the FGA. We are currently awaiting the judge’s decision, which is expected any day. A win in one or both of these lawsuits could force the project back to the drawing board or stop it entirely.
Extension/Unification of the Fort Greene and Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic Districts
When the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designated two of Brooklyn’s Historic Districts in 1978, it was a glory for neighborhood advocates, as well as an abject disappointment. What had been proposed as one great Fort Greene Historic District was now disjoined. Members of both districts, to this day, work in tandem as part of the Fort Greene Association and feel that such a cleavage is a travesty.
With this early 21st Century’s swift, welcome rejuvenation of Downtown Brooklyn, the FGA believes it is essential now to embed an historic footstone from our ancestors’ path toward their hopes for our city’s future. It is also vital to correct the earlier landmarking mistake because many buildings in the swath of property between the two districts have an architectural quality identical to those that were designated – yet they could presently be ball-battered into oblivion. Through extension and unification into one important Fort Greene Historic District, we hope you will join us to conserve this qualitative history as our forebears meant it to be.
Hello, my name is Ursula Hegewisch and I want to introduce myself as the new, Chair of The Fort Greene Association. For me, I knew Fort Greene was “Home” the first time I visited. It was the mythical New York neighborhood I had dreamed of but didn’t believe existed. Over the years, as I’ve learned more of the history of our community, met more neighbors, welcomed new people and businesses into the community, my love for this neighborhood has deepened. I am constantly amazed, yet not surprised, by how many others who live here feel as I do about Fort Greene. I hope, in the near future, to meet many more neighbors as the FGA moves forward with many exciting, new and continuing initiatives and programs to strengthen and enhance our community. I look forward to serving the next year and want to extend deep thanks and appreciation to Phillip Kellogg, our most recent Chair, for his dedication and hard work on behalf of the FGA and our entire community.
