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    Citizens Win Protection of Historic Tobacco Warehouse

    ESDC/EDC  •  DUMBO, Brooklyn

    Tobacco Warehouse at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park. Image: CityLand.

    Court ruled that the National Park Service unlawfully removed warehouse and adjacent building from park boundaries. In 2001, the National Park Service awarded to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation a federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to help fund a cove restoration project in Empire Fulton Ferry Park in DUMBO, Brooklyn. The Park Service’s grant was contingent on the State Office of Parks agreeing that the restoration project area would be used for public outdoor recreation.

    The approved boundary map of the park area included the Tobacco Warehouse building and the adjacent Empire Stores warehouse bordering the park along Water Street. The dilapidated Tobacco Warehouse has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The State Office of Parks stabilized the Tobacco Warehouse, removed its collapsing roof, and opened the building to the public. Empire Stores was used to house the park’s administrative offices and a public restroom.  (read more…)

    Tags : 45 Water Street, Empire Fulton Ferry Park, Fulton Ferry Historic District, National Park Service, Tobacco warehouse, Water Conservation Fund
    Date:08/15/2011
    Category : Court Decisions
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