"Flatbush Gets Two New Historic Districts Following Landmarks Vote Flatbush has two new historic districts, Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West, bringing the area's total to five following a unanimous vote by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. At Tuesday's meeting, all the commissioners backed the proposal, though two questioned why the districts couldn't be extended as many locals requested. At October's public hearing, 35 speakers supported the designations and most urged adding nearby blocks, including Westminster and Stratford roads and parts of Beverley Road. Three people opposed the plan."
"The idea of a magnificent bridge to cross the East River and join Brooklyn and Manhattan was proposed by engineer John Roebling in 1852, but it took until 1869, after the Civil War, for everything to line up and work to start. Completing the bridge took more than a decade thanks to a host of setbacks and problems. It wasn't completed until 1883 and on opening day, May 24, people were finally able to walk or ride from Brooklyn to Manhattan and back."
An affordable housing lottery to join a Mitchell-Lama wait list in Crown Heights offers three-bedroom units under $50,000 and some studios under $20,000. Open-house picks included a Beverley Square West house with a porch and listings in Windsor Terrace, Bay Ridge, and East Flatbush, with prices starting at $849K. Flatbush gained two new historic districts—Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West—raising the total to five after a unanimous Landmarks Preservation Commission vote; some commissioners and residents urged expanding the boundaries while three people opposed the designations. Historical notes recount the Roebling bridge's 1883 opening and its transformative impact on Brooklyn neighborhoods and housing. A Park Slope Neo-Grec property features mantels, interior shutters, and wood floors.
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