Brooklyn Bridge Park CAC calls for halt on Pierhouse, Pier 6
Non-binding resolution will be considered by park board
At the end of a long and sometimes raucous meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Advisory Council (CAC) Tuesday night, held at Congregation Mount Sinai, members of the CAC passed a resolution calling for a halt on construction of two major development projects in the park until a number of thorny issues are resolved.
The CAC is the advisory board representing the local community. The non-binding resolution, passed by a vote of 14 to 3 with the two chairs abstaining, will go before the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s (BBPC) board of directors for consideration later this month. [See update here.]
Brooklyn Bridge Park officials have maintained that the residential and commercial developments in the park are necessary in order to fund its operations and maintenance, and say that they have been completely transparent with financials. These arguments were met with a stiff resistance by advocates who said the projects, especially two towers planned for Pier 6, will bring in more money than strictly needed, and that agreements to limit their impact are being ignored.