After over a decade of uncertainty, the city has struck a deal to acquire the final 11 acres needed to complete Bushwick Inlet Park. The…
Bushwick Inlet Park Advocates Camped Out, Demanded S’more Progress on Negotiations
On Saturday evening, about 40 neighborhood activists and elected officials braved the ominously dark clouds in the sky and gathered on the concrete slab adjacent…
Year After CitiStorage Fire, Park Conversion Is Still a Hot Topic
Nearly a year after a seven-alarm fire ravaged the CitiStorage building in Williamsburg, the fate of the hotly contested land remains in limbo. On Sunday, the…
Bushwick Inlet Park Advocates Stage Funeral in Hopes of Killing Tower Deal
Halloween came early for a developer seeking to take over a controversial plot on the Williamsburg waterfront; this afternoon activists hauling coffins and headstones tried to…
As Developers Swoop in On Williamsburg Fire Site, Park Pushers Ramp Up Rallies
Williamsburg activists are strengthening their calls for the city to acquire the site of a massive storage-facility fire even as the prime waterfront land has reportedly…
Bushwick Inlet Park Advocates Will (Literally) Shed Some Light On the Issue
The future of Bushwick Inlet Park looks bright — or at least, it will be on Friday night. North Brooklyn residents will push for the…