{"id":266,"date":"2012-03-08T15:33:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T20:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooklynsothermuseumofbrooklyn.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2014-05-26T14:21:29","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T18:21:29","slug":"petition-landmark-admirals-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brooklynsothermuseumofbrooklyn.com\/?p=266","title":{"rendered":"PETITION: Landmark Admirals Row!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To be delivered to<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City Council & Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission & Chair Robert B. Tierney, New York City Department of City Planning & Chair Amanda M. Burden, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and 6 other targets (click here to see more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

We believe, and petition, that Admirals Row should be landmarked, rehabilitated, and become a unique and valuable resource, for Brooklyn, New York City, New York State, and the United States.<\/h4>\n

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On January 27 2012 New York City took title to the Admirals Row property in the old Brooklyn Navy Yard. The 6 acre site, which was decommissioned in 1966, comprises ten historic mansions that housed senior officers since 1848, the last remaining U.S. Navy timber shed, built in 1838, plus a parade ground and tennis courts. The city’s plans to redevelop the site include a 75,000 sq.ft supermarket, 160,000 additional retail space, plus industrial space, plus parking. Under the current scheme only the timber shed and one of the mansions will be rehabilitated.<\/p>\n

The development plans are excessive and should be reconsidered:<\/p>\n

* Admirals Row qualifies as a landmark district, New York City, New York State, and the National Register of Historic Places.
\n* The 6 acre site, equivalent to 2.5 city blocks, has sufficient space to accommodate both preservation and development.
\n* There has been inadequate public process. The few public hearings were not publicized and poorly attended.
\n* The Uniform Land Use Procedure (ULURP) including 9 zoning variances, which allows for demolition of the site, was rushed through prior to tile transfer, again with insufficient public involvement.
\n* The site includes a number of old growth trees, only four to be saved in the current plan.
\n* The planned supermarket is of a scale way beyond local requirements, and will be the largest in the City.
\n* Planned parking provisions are insufficient.
\n* ALL the buildings, though dilapidated, are salvageable.
\n* Landmarking of the entire Admirals Row will preserve epochal architecture, provide a valuable local amenity, and establish a national heritage site.
\n* The cost of rehabilitation is minor compared to the overall development scheme.
\n* Steps should be taken immediately to prevent further deteriation.
\n* The NYC Landmarks Commission have never had the opportunity to review the status of the site.
\n* Admirals Row is qualifies for inclusion in the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places.<\/p>\n

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To sign the petition, go to http:\/\/petitions.moveon.org\/sign\/landmark-admirals-row<\/a>
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