Admiral's Row to see some bulldozing?
It looks like many of the mansions of Admiral's Row and the historically significant site of the Brooklyn Navy Yard are crumbling due to the city's neglect... pretty sad.
Even though Bloomberg directed $250m of the city's money at the reconstruction of the area in 2002, it looks as if many of the historic homes on Admiral's row - some of which were built in the late nineteenth century - can't be saved.
Anyway, after reading this NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/realestate/16row.html?hpw, I was surprised to really find out just how much history is worth saving in the Yard. I was also surprised at how much reconstruction is currently going on over there - it looks like such a broken-down dessert land. Anyone ever been anywhere near the Navy Yard? I'm pretty interested in checking it out before they start building shops and bulldozing historical homes.
If the reconstruction project is bringing any good, it's that there will be a new grocery store for the people in public housing there to utilize...
Even though Bloomberg directed $250m of the city's money at the reconstruction of the area in 2002, it looks as if many of the historic homes on Admiral's row - some of which were built in the late nineteenth century - can't be saved.
Anyway, after reading this NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/realestate/16row.html?hpw, I was surprised to really find out just how much history is worth saving in the Yard. I was also surprised at how much reconstruction is currently going on over there - it looks like such a broken-down dessert land. Anyone ever been anywhere near the Navy Yard? I'm pretty interested in checking it out before they start building shops and bulldozing historical homes.
If the reconstruction project is bringing any good, it's that there will be a new grocery store for the people in public housing there to utilize...
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