Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 hearing: No fist fights, one ejection
Packed five-and-a-half-hour hearing hosted by ESD
Elected representatives, civic organizations and residents spoke out at a packed five-and-a-half-hour hearing on Thursday regarding two residential towers proposed for Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
People waving placards circled on the sidewalk outside St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, and the sound system was turned on in the hall outside the auditorium for those who couldn’t fit inside.
The crowd was overwhelmingly opposed to the towers. Notably, every elected official representing the area stood up against the plan.
More than 90 people, many representing organizations, signed up to testify at the hearing, which was hosted by the Empire State Development Corporation and its subsidiary the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, the agencies that oversee compliance with the park’s General Project Plan (GPP). Not all stayed to deliver their remarks, as the hearing stretched on until 11:30 p.m.