Show us the numbers: Groups demand BBP Pier 6 financial analysis
At Brooklyn Bridge Park meeting, focus on transparency
Despite its absence from the official agenda, the development of two residential towers inside Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 6 raised heated comments at a Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBPC) board meeting on Friday.
The meeting was held in the crowded first-floor gallery space at St. Francis College.
Members of the public, given two minutes each to present their viewpoints, argued that the proposed towers – one roughly 15 stories and the other about 30 stories — not only didn’t belong in a park, but were not financially necessary.
Brooklyn Bridge Park is mandated to support itself with income from in-park developments. BBPC maintains that revenue from the Pier 6 development is necessary to support maintenance, operations and pier (“maritime”) repairs.