by Kim M 
Ok Greenpointers, we really need to step up our game. In the months since CitiStorage mysteriously went up in flames,we were warned that our promised 28 acre park was in jeopardy of getting turned into more luxury towers. Â Sadly, that day of reckoning is near.
According to a recent Crain’s article, CitiStorage owner Norman Brodsky , (the man seen twirling his pinky ring in the photo below) is optioning off his 11 acre…
2
Free to read, funded by readers. Join as a member and get a free gift.
Greenpointers has covered Greenpoint & Williamsburg since 2007 — community boards, rezoning fights, local businesses, and the people whose lives and work give the neighborhood its character. Local news is collapsing across the country, but we're still here: independently owned, no corporate backing, no paywall. 18+ years, 280k+ monthly readers and followers, funded by the community we serve.
Why your support matters
As much as we all love parks and would love to see it happen (me in particular), there really isn’t much point in fighting this. A private individual owns the land, the city wants nothing to do with it and have already washed their hands of it. The harsh reality is that unless private individuals can come up with $500M to buy this from Norman Brodsky, get ready for more skyscrapers..
I’m generally in agreement with James. $500 million is an awful lot of money, and I’d rather that money go to plug in the MTA capital plan than towards this particular plot. There’s already places for park space along the waterfront, including Bushwick Inlet itself, and I believe the city has already closed on the Bayside fuel facility next door, so a majority of the park will be built anyway. It just doesn’t seem worth an extra $500M for this parcel.