Details & choice of developer for Brooklyn Bridge Park brings out critics, questions about surplus cash
The public announcement by Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation earlier this week, naming the developer to build two new towers at the park entrance in front of Pier 6, brought forth a number of comments from local residents and elected officials who question the scale of the project.
In many of these comments, community groups opposing the development said they were disappointed that the park board moved ahead in choosing a developer before the promised public hearing and comments — following the settlement of a lawsuit with People for Green Space Foundation – have even taken place.
One issue remaining in the shadows is the fear that, recognizing a cash cow, city departments involved in development have pushed hard for completion of a project that will produce surplus cash that could be used for other purposes in the future, should the park not need the reserves immediately.