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Brooklyn Today March 14: Landmarks Agency Shoots Down Big Addition to Montague Street

March 14, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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THE LEDE: Happy hump day, Brooklyn! Brooklyn Heights residents are wary of BQE repairs, a Montague Street landlord gets shot down by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and a new Bolivian restaurant is coming to Gotham Market. Plus, the city says not to flush the toilet during rainstorms, we share the 17 best burrito joints in NYC, and a small town in Indiana has a deep, dark secret. Finally, President Trump reneges on his promise to create gun control, a bus carrying high school students falls into a ravine in Alabama, and Arizona state superintendent says her teachers can legally carry guns in school.           
 
IMPRINT: Shia LaBeouf “confronts himself and his demons” on the April cover of Esquire.

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The Rundown
 

~HEIGHTS RESIDENTS FEAR BQE REHAB WILL BRING REPLAY OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE DISRUPTION: The residents of 140 Cadman Plaza West, a Mitchell-Lama co-op in Brooklyn Heights, have complained for years about the 24/7 construction noise and pollution inflicted on them by the Brooklyn Bridge repair project. Residents have reported sleepless nights and health problems from 2 a.m. jackhammering, construction vehicle commotion and backup beeping — with little relief from the city’s Department of Transportation, they say. The disruption experienced by the residents of 140 Cadman Plaza West could be repeated on a major scale across Brooklyn Heights and nearby neighborhoods during the upcoming seven-year, $1.8 billion BQE rehab project unless proper mitigation measures are put into effect, local representatives say. “This is going to require a level of public engagement we have not even contemplated for any other project, commensurate with the complexity and scale of the project,” Councilmember Stephen Levin told the Eagle. (via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~LANDMARKS AGENCY SHOOTS DOWN BIG ADDITION TO 135 MONTAGUE ST.: Back to the drawing board, sir! The city Landmarks Preservation Commission shot down longtime landlord Eli Dweck’s plan to build an eye-catching two-story addition on top of an elegant limestone Montague Street retail building. The purpose of 135 Montague St.’s proposed makeover was to turn it into a mixed-use residential and commercial building with eight apartments. At a public hearing Tuesday, Commission ChairwomanMeenakshi Srinivasan questioned whether “an enlargement of this scale is appropriate in Brooklyn Heights.” Later, she said the proposed addition would be “overwhelming” to the original two-story, 30-foot-tall building, which was constructed in the 1920s on the site of a playground. “It’s all about proportion,” Srinivasan said. She told project architect Walter Marin the commission would be open to a smaller, shorter addition. (via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~NEW BOLIVIAN RESTAURANT OPENING IN GOTHAM MARKET: After Gotham Market at The Ashland axed four of its six tenants this year, Bolivian Llama Party is hoping to make it under the swing and onto the market floor for its new location. The Fort Greene market’s owner previously said the ousted vendors needed to change “based on feedback from the community and neighborhood.” Brothers Alex, Patrick and David Oropeza are ready to take on that challenge with their expanded menu that offers chicken salteña, three-pork and brisket sandwiches and fried queso blanco, among other options. Bolivian Llama Party developed a cult following after opening in the Smorgasburg market. (via Eater New York)
 
~CITY SAYS DON’T FLUSH THE TOILET DURING STORMS: The city’s Department of Environmental Protection wants Brooklyn and Queens residents to wait to use their water during heavy rainstorms as part of their new campaign, “Wait….” The reason for the potential annoyance is that rainwater runoff and household sewage flow through the same old underground pipes. When heavy rain comes down, the overflow then runs into nearby bodies of water instead of water treatment plants. “Join the movement that’s improving our community and keeping our waterways clean for wildlife,” a DEP brochure reads. “We’ll send you a free text message alert when there’s a heavy storm and another when it’s all clear.” The city agency suggests residents should wait on laundry, showering, washing dishes and flushing the toilet. (via 6sqft)

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Staff Picks:   
 

LONG READ: A small town in Indiana has a deep, dark secret, and one journalist is finally sharing it. (via NYT)
 
ANOTHER LONG READ: Another one bites the dust. In October, one writer asked the question, Will Donald Trump let Rex Tillerson do his job? The answer: No way. (via The New Yorker)  
 
EAT: Here are the 17 best burrito joints in New York City, including seven in Brooklyn. (via Eater)
 
CARTOON: President Trump looks outside the Oval Office window to see yet “another Stormy day.” (via The New Yorker)

 
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NATIONAL BULLETIN: President Trump reneges on his promise to create gun control…A bus carrying high school students falls into a ravine in Alabama…And Arizona state superintendent says her teachers can legallycarry guns in school. (via NYT, AP via Time and AZCentral.com)              
 
FOREIGN FLASH: A Syrian refugee creates a GPS-equipped life jacket…A half-smoked Winston Churchill cigar valued at more than $850 goes to auction this month…And the United Kingdom considers retaliating against Russia for poisoning a former spy. (via Jordan Times, The London Economic and NYT)                 

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 ROYAL WATCH: Despite strict rules against having social media accounts, Princess Eugenie of York recently created an Instagram page. (via Marie Claire)

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BROOKLYN TONIGHT   
 

10:00AM — Storytime & Sensory Lounge at 1 John St. Details.  
 
12:00PM — Ancient Greece: A New History at 92nd Street Y. Details.    
 
1:00PM – 3:00PM — Historic Trolley Tours at Green-Wood Cemetery. Details.
 
3:00PM – 7:00PM — Free Social Media Basics Classes: Twitter & Instagram at New Lots Library. Details.
 
4:30PM — American Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring at New-York Historical Society. Details.
 
6:30PM – 8:30PM — ’60s Fashion with Anna Sui and Andrea Aranow at Museum of the City of New York. Details.
 
7:00PM — Literary Death Match at The Bell House. Details.
 
7:00PM — Astronomy on Tap NYC Presents: Our Friend Albert at Littlefield.Details.
 
7:30PM — Cellular Songs at BAM Harvey Theater. Details.
 
7:30PM — Launch Party for The Midnights at Books Are Magic. Details.     
 

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 EAGLE SPORTS: At this point last season, the Islanders were tied with Toronto for the final available playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 13 games to play. They proceeded to go 8-4-1, including a regular season-ending six-game winning streak, only to fall a single point shy of the Maple Leafs for the East’s second wild card. It will likely take an even more torrid finish for New York to make some noise in the postseason race this year. Despite ending a season-high eight-game losing streak (0-4-4) with Sunday’s 5-2 win at Calgary, the Isles (30-29-10) find themselves eight points back of New Jersey for the final available playoff spot with 13 games left. “We know we’re in a corner and we have to win as many games as we can,” said Isles veteran defenseman Johnny Boychuk after amassing a goal, an assist and finishing with a plus-5 rating in the win over the Flames. (via Brooklyn Eagle)

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MILESTONES
 
Happy birthday to Simone Biles, Frank Borman, Michael Caine, Billy Crystal, Stephen Curry, Rick Dees, Bobby Jenks, Quincy Jones, Grace Park, Tamara Tunie and Rita Tushingham!
 
Brooklyn Today’s editor is Scott Enman. Contact him at[email protected]. 
 


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