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A history of Brooklyn Bridge Park: how a community reclaimed and transformed NYC's waterfront
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By the 1970s, the Brooklyn piers had become a wasteland on the New York City waterfront. Today, they have been transformed into a stunning park that is enjoyed by countless Brooklynites and visitors from across New York City and around the world. ''A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park'' recounts the grassroots, multivoiced, and contentious effort, beginning in the 1980s, to(...)
A history of Brooklyn Bridge Park: how a community reclaimed and transformed NYC's waterfront
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$34.95
(available to order)
Summary:
By the 1970s, the Brooklyn piers had become a wasteland on the New York City waterfront. Today, they have been transformed into a stunning park that is enjoyed by countless Brooklynites and visitors from across New York City and around the world. ''A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park'' recounts the grassroots, multivoiced, and contentious effort, beginning in the 1980s, to transform Brooklyn's defunct piers into a beautiful, urban oasis. The movement to resist commercial development on the piers reveals how concerned citizens came together to shape the future of their community.
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October 2016
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