Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (following Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan), and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn. A skyline is best described as the overall or partial view of a Silhouette of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many Skyscrapers The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city The City of New York See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The neighborhood is known for its office and residential buildings, such as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and the MetroTech Center office complex, that give the area its own unique skyline. The Williamsburgh Savings Bank or One Hanson Place is the tallest building in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City and a familiar Brooklyn MetroTech Center is a business and educational center in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. A skyline is best described as the overall or partial view of a Silhouette of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many Skyscrapers Since the rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn in 2004, the area is undergoing a transformation, with $9 billion of private investment and $300 million in public improvements underway. The nonprofit group, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, works to advance economic development in the area and works with three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) that provide essential business services to local businesses and property owners. These BIDs include: MetroTech BID, Fulton Mall Improvement Association, and the Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn BID. [1]
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History
This area was originally inhabited by Lenape Native Americans, until the 1600s. The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States At that time the Dutch arrived, gained control of the land, and called it Breuckelen. Until 1814, Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights remained sparsely populated. Robert Fulton’s new steam ferry then began to offer an easy commuting option to and from downtown Manhattan. Robert Fulton ( November 14, 1765 &ndash February 24, 1815) was a U Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work It made Brooklyn Heights Manhattan’s first suburb, and put Downtown Brooklyn on its way to becoming a commercial center, and the heart of the City of Brooklyn. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. The history of Brooklyn a present-day borough of New York City, spans over 350 years
The city was home to many prominent Abolitionists at a time when most New York was indifferent to slavery. Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies Many Brooklyn churches agitated against legalized slavery in the 1850s and 1860s and some acted as safehouses as part of the Underground Railroad movement. The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States Walt Whitman was fired from his job as a reporter at the Brooklyn Eagle due to his support for the Wilmot Proviso when he lived at Willougby and Myrtle. Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist. The Wilmot Proviso was introduced on August 8, 1846, in the United States House of Representatives as a rider on a $2 million appropriations Myrtle Avenue in New York City is a street that runs from Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn to Jamaica Avenue in
Following the Second World War, the City Planning Commission, in conjunction with the Borough President’s Office, presented and adopted a Master Plan for the Civic Center, which included an ambitious public improvements program. The Department of City Planning is a governmental agency of New York City responsible for setting the framework of city's physical and socioeconomic planning The program included plans for new buildings for City and State agencies, significant street widening and major housing construction in adjacent areas. A study conducted eight years later highlighted the progress made, emphasizing the widening of Adams Street (and later Boerum Place), which created a long and sweeping approach to Downtown Brooklyn from a modernized Brooklyn Bridge.
By the late 1960’s, the patterns of transition that affected much of urban America initiated concern to protect the borough’s Central Business District from deterioration. In 1969, a comprehensive plan for the entire city was completed and in the report the City Planning Commission stated, “[Downtown Brooklyn’s] economy is vital to the borough and important to the entire metropolitan region. ” In re-affirming Downtown Brooklyn’s central role and identifying its problems, the Plan was optimistic that a combination of public and private efforts would stimulate office and commercial construction. A 23-story privately financed office tower at Boerum Place and Livingston Street opened in 1971 and the anticipated growth of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) succeeded far beyond expectations, giving this cultural institution an important role as a symbolic anchor amid increasing decay during the following decade. Brooklyn Academy of Music ( BAM) is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde
After suffering with the rest of New York through the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970’s, Borough President Howard Golden, first elected in 1977, moved forward with a more aggressive economic development program to revitalize Downtown Brooklyn. Howard Golden was the long-time Democratic Borough president of Brooklyn serving from 1977 to December 31 2001 He identified the need for greater equity in resource allocation between Manhattan and the city’s other boroughs. An important moment in the history of Downtown Brooklyn came in 1983 with the release of a Regional Plan Association report for the area. According to the document, Downtown Brooklyn could become the city’s third-largest business district because of its proximity to Lower Manhattan (closer by subway than Midtown). It also could serve as a prime location for high technology industries and new market-rate housing.
MetroTech Center
MetroTech Center is a business and educational center, lying between Flatbush Avenue and Jay Street, north of the Fulton Street Mall and south of the busy Tillary Street. MetroTech Center is a business and educational center in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.
Neighborhood Amenities
Downtown Brooklyn is the civic and commercial downtown center of the former City of Brooklyn, now a borough of 2. Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 by architect Gamaliel King, and constructed under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes. Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense The history of Brooklyn a present-day borough of New York City, spans over 350 years 5 million people. The area includes MetroTech Center, Brooklyn Borough Hall, the Kings County New York State courthouse, and the central courthouse for the Federal Eastern District of New York. MetroTech Center is a business and educational center in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 by architect Gamaliel King, and constructed under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the entirety of Long Island Prominent schools include St. Francis College, Brooklyn Law School, Polytechnic University, New York City College of Technology, and Long Island University. Brooklyn Law School ( BLS) is a Law school located in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. New York City College of Technology (NYCCT, called New York City Technical College prior to 2002 and nicknamed City Tech Long Island University ( LIU) is a private, Coeducational, Nonsectarian institution of Higher education in the State of New York Attractions within the area include the Fulton Mall, Brooklyn Academy of Music and the New York Transit Museum. Fulton Mall is a Pedestrian street mall in Downtown Brooklyn that runs on Fulton Street between Flatbush Avenue & Adams Street Brooklyn Academy of Music ( BAM) is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde New York Transit Museum is a museum which displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway and bus systems it is located in the unused Court Street subway station
Three days a week the Borough Hall Greenmarket, featuring fresh produce from local farmers, operates on the plaza fronting Borough Hall. Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 by architect Gamaliel King, and constructed under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes. Farmers' markets, sometimes called greenmarkets, are Markets usually held out-of-doors in public spaces where Farmers can sell produce Formerly called Supreme Court Plaza, the location was renamed as Columbus Park in 1986, sycamore trees having mercifully grown large enough to shield the middle 20th century Supreme Court building from sensitive eyes.
Cadman Plaza Park, named for an early televangelist, provides 10 acres of green space in the neighborhood, and was recently renovated by the New York City Parks Department. Cadman Plaza Park is located on the border between the Brooklyn Heights historic neighborhood and Downtown Brooklyn. These and other parks form a long mall from Boro Hall to Brooklyn Bridge. A new park is also planned for the area, known as the Willoughby Square Park. [2]
Transportation
Downtown Brooklyn is connected with Manhattan by the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with The neighborhood has extensive public transportation accessibility; it is served by the New York City Subway by the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, F, G, B, D, M, N, Q, and R lines, many one stop from Manhattan. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The A Eighth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The C Eighth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The F Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The G Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The D Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The Long Island Rail Road stops at the Atlantic Terminal, located at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Flatbush Avenue, also called the Atlantic Terminal, is the westernmost stop on the Long Island Rail Road 's Atlantic Branch at Flatbush Avenue
Residential Development
Historically, Downtown Brooklyn has primarily been a commercial and civic center, with relatively little residential development. Housing included a few apartment buildings on Livingston Street, and seven 15-story buildings that make up the over 1,000 unit Concord Village co-op development on Adams Street, at the borders of both Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a neighborhood in the New York City, New York borough of Brooklyn
Since the rezoning of parts of Downtown Brooklyn in 2004 to allow for denser residential development, the area has seen the arrival of new condominium towers, townhouses, and office conversions. A sampling of new residential options that are planned, under construction, or already completed include: Oro Condos at 306 Gold St. and Flatbush Ave. ; BellTel Lofts, a converted landmarked building at Willoughby St. and Bridge St. ; 110 Livingston Street, a condo conversion of the former offices of the Board of Education; Forte Condos, in the heart of the BAM Cultural District; One Hanson Place, a condo conversion at the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank building; 14 Townhouses, a row of modern townhomes developed by Hamlin Ventures and Time Equities; Schermerhorn House, an affordable building for formerly homeless individuals and people in the performing arts industries, developed by a partnership of Hamlin Ventures, Time Equities, Common Ground, and The Actors Fund; and State Renaissance Court, a rental building at Schermerhorn St. and Hoyt St.
In all, 14,000 residential units are planned for Downtown Brooklyn. [3] A New York Sun article from November 7, 2007, reports on the arrival of Downtown Brooklyn as a 24/7 community, estimating that 35,000 residents will come to the area in the next five years. [4] In January 2008, residents started moving into the new residential buildings, according to a New York Sun article. [5]
Proposals
The New York City Department of City Planning has approved a significant rezoning for portions of Downtown Brooklyn, including the Fulton Mall area, which may result in significant expansion of office space and ground-floor retail. The Department of City Planning is a governmental agency of New York City responsible for setting the framework of city's physical and socioeconomic planning The rezoning consists of "zoning map and zoning text changes, new public open spaces, pedestrian and transit improvements, urban renewal, [and] street mappings". [6] The City Planning initiative also seeks to improve the connections between Downtown and the adjacent neighborhoods of Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, and Fort Greene. Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA Boerum Hill is a small neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn that occupies 36 blocks bounded by State Street Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. There are also plans to build an arena in the nearby Prospect Heights district and relocate the New Jersey Nets (an NBA professional basketball team) there. The Atlantic Yards is a mixed-use commercial and residential development project of 16 high-rise buildings currently proposed in the neighborhoods of Prospect Heights and Prospect Heights is a Neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic
Adjacent Brooklyn Neighborhoods
| Northwest: Fulton Ferry | North: DUMBO, Brooklyn | Northeast: Vinegar Hill | |
| West: Brooklyn Heights | Downtown Brooklyn | East: Fort Greene | |
| Southwest: Cobble Hill | South: Boerum Hill | Southeast: Park Slope |
Maps of Downtown Brooklyn
- A fine-scale map (pdf) of downtown Brooklyn can be found here
- Map of Downtown Brooklyn, noting new development
Photos of Downtown Brooklyn
References
- ^ Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
- ^ New York Post, B'KLYN TO GET REC SPACE WITH CAR GARAGE
- ^ Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
- ^ New York Sun, Downtown Brooklyn Finally Arrives
- ^ New York Sun, First Residents Arrive for Downtown Brooklyn Renaissance
- ^ Downtown Brooklyn, New York City Department of City Planning. Fulton Ferry is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a neighborhood in the New York City, New York borough of Brooklyn Vinegar Hill is a Neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on the East River Waterfront between DUMBO Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA Boerum Hill is a small neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn that occupies 36 blocks bounded by State Street Park Slope is a neighborhood in the western section of Brooklyn, New York City's most populous borough. The Department of City Planning is a governmental agency of New York City responsible for setting the framework of city's physical and socioeconomic planning Accessed October 9, 2007. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, the not-for-profit local development corporation that coordinates economic development activities in Downtown Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Academy of Music, a thriving urban arts center that brings international performing arts and film to Brooklyn
- Mark Morris Dance Group, one of the world’s leading dance companies, performing across the U. S. and at major international festivals
- UrbanGlass, serves as the primary studio of over 350 artists each year and offers a comprehensive education program of classes, workshops and intensives at every skill level
- BRIC Arts | Media | Brooklyn, presents quality visual, performing and media arts programs reflective of the borough's diverse communities
- MoCADA, Brooklyn's first and only African American/Diasporian museum
- Polytechnic University, the second oldest private engineering school in the United States
- Long Island University, one of the fastest growing, most ethnically-diverse campuses in the New York metropolitan area
- Brooklyn Law School, a great place to learn and experience the law
- New York City College of Technology, the largest public college of technology in New York State and a national model for technological education
- Downtown Brooklyn Rezoning, NYC Dept. City Planning, a comprehensive development plan to facilitate the continued growth of Downtown Brooklyn
- FUREE, an advocate for existing businesses and residents
- Duffield Street Blog, which advocates for the development of Downtown Brooklyn through the promotion of the Abolitionist homes on Duffield Street
- Bridge Street Church, the oldest continuing black congregation in the Brooklyn-Long Island area
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