Talk will examine tug between Atlantic Avenue corridor’s history and future

December 27, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — THE TENSION BETWEEN PROGRESS AND PRESERVATION on Atlantic Avenue is the focus of a program that the Center for Brooklyn History and the Municipal Art Society will present on Thursday, Jan. 16, as part of CBH’s Enduring Culture Initiative. Titled “Progress and Preservation: Atlantic Avenue End-to-End,” this program will examine the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AAMUP) — the city’s goal of transforming this busy corridor — Brooklyn’s only east-west truck route extending from the Brooklyn waterfront to beyond the Queens county line. As local leaders, residents and city officials will weigh the AAMUP — a community-centered rezoning proposal for a mixed-use framework — they will also weigh questions about how to preserve Atlantic Avenue’s history, neighborhood businesses, local flavor and still ensure security and protection for its residents. Participants in the Jan. 16 talk will include Kelly Carroll, executive director of the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District; Ifeoma Ebo, principal of Creative Urban Alchemy and a Nigerian-American, Brooklyn-based designer with a 20-year track record in transforming urban spaces into platforms for equity and design excellence; and Rebecca Macklis of the Municipal Art Society and previously of the NYC Public Design Commission. Register online for the in-person program.

The participants are interdisciplinary practitioners who are working across the spectrum of Atlantic Avenue communities to preserve culture and history in the face of change.