Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn Explained

Bridge Plaza is the northeastern corner of the downtown area of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its borders are Flatbush Avenue Extension and Manhattan Bridge on the west, Tillary Street on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE) on the north and east.[1] [2]

The neighborhood was connected to Vinegar Hill until the 1950s, when construction of the BQE effectively isolated it from surrounding areas. Following this change, the "area shifted more towards auto shops, garages and warehouses, and its zoning only allowed industrial uses."[3] Brooklyn real estate blog Brownstoner describes the area as "a time warp, a Brigadoon-like enclave of early to mid-19th century buildings surrounded by the boom of the 21st century."[4]

The name RAMBO, an acronym for "Right Around the Manhattan Bridge Overpass", is sometimes applied to the area,[5] [6] [7] though it is largely unpopular and derided.[8] [9]

Notable home

One of the most notable homes in Bridge Plaza is 167 Concord Street, called the "most photogenic house in Downtown Brooklyn" by the Brooklyn Eagle.[10] The miniature house features a candy apple red Citicar parked in the front yard. The cottage was built in 1762 and was surrounded by a stone wall dating to about 1820.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. News: . 'MANUFACTURING CENTRE CREATED AT MANHATTAN BRIDGE PLAZA IN BROOKLYN . January 6, 2009 . December 23, 1917 . 31.
  2. Web site: . Bridge Plaza Rezoning Proposal . August 19, 2003 . January 6, 2009 .
  3. News: Baird-Remba . Rebecca . Revealed: 180 Concord Street, Downtown Brooklyn . New York Yimby . July 6, 2015 . August 15, 2015 .
  4. News: Morris, Montrose . Building of the Day: 167 Concord Street . . September 20, 2011 . August 15, 2015 .
  5. Web site: curbed.com . In RAMBO, Free to Be You and Me . Arak . Joey . February 16, 2006 . November 4, 2007 .
  6. News: Cohen . Ariella . The Brooklyn Paper . Downtown going Williamsburg . November 4, 2007 . August 18, 2007 .
  7. News: Weinstein . Robert . Brooklyn Boom . 'Flattery' will get you somewhere . January 6, 2009 . March–April 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516025259/http://www.brooklynboom.com/stories/1/1/01_01_flattery_will_get_you.html . May 16, 2008 . mdy-all .
  8. News: Brooklyn residents bash new RAMBO neighborhood . . Calder . Rich . December 7, 2012 . August 15, 2015 .
  9. Web site: Yakas . Ben . December 9, 2012 . RAMBO: Everyone Wants a Piece of Godawful Neighborhood Name . Gothamist . June 19, 2017. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151210200616/http://gothamist.com/2012/12/09/rambo_everyone_wants_a_piece_of_god.php . December 10, 2015 . mdy-all.
  10. News: Croghan, Lore . Home Sweet Home: Concord Street cutie is shutterbugs' favorite . . September 20, 2011 . August 15, 2015 .
  11. Web site: ALBEE SQUARE, Brooklyn . . August 15, 2015 .
  12. Book: Walsh, K. . Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis . HarperCollins . 2006 . 978-0-06-114502-5.

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