I recently attended a presentation by representatives of Move NY that took place before the Brooklyn Community Board 6 transportation committee on March 19. Move NY is an umbrella organization fronted by transportation expert Sam Schwartz that is promoting a plan to toll the East River Bridges. This iteration of the “congestion pricing” plan first presented in the Bloomberg administration […]
Month: March 2015
Editorial: Is Move NY all it is cracked up to be? by George Fiala
The Transportation Committee of CB 6 tonight approved a motion to support the Move NY program that “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz, former traffic commissioner who now runs a profitable traffic consulting business, has been touting for the past couple of years. This program is a redo of Mayor Bloomberg’s unsuccessful plan to institute tolls on the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges, […]
Superfund project on schedule, by George Fiala
It’s been a rough winter for meetings, as the weather has cancelled quite a few, including the January meeting of the Gowanus Community Advisory Group (CAG). The CAG serves as a conduit between the community and the EPA and was set up to monitor the Superfund cleanup of the Gowanus Canal. The January meeting was held February 10 and featured […]
PS 15 students exhibit at Hope & Anchor, by Kimberly Gail Price
That’s so Brooklyn! Maram, grabbed my hand and led me over to her favorite photograph hanging on the walls of Hope & Anchor. “Eye Am Watching You,” the photo is entitled. She looked up at me and said, “Chocolate eyes!” She pointed at me, and repeated the phrase. Her teacher, Ms. Julie Cavanagh explained. We both have brown eyes. Maram […]
Pile Driving in Red Hook – an increasing concern, by George Fiala
A topic that the short-lived Red Hook Coalition attempted to tackle a few years ago was the many vacant lots that dot Red Hook. As the real estate market has begun to take care of that problem itself, a new problem has taken its place – pile driving. Since Red Hook is now in a FEMA designated flood zone, most […]
A New Vision for Brooklyn Bridge Park, by George Fiala
In case you haven’t noticed, a waterfront park has been taking shape just north of the Red Hook Containerport. Brooklyn Bridge Park, conceived of in the 1980’s and 90’s, and built this century, has not been without controversy. For much of Brooklyn’s history, the Fulton Ferry piers were a busy hub for loading and unloading cargo ships. By the early […]