“We’ll be in every nook and cranny of the museum.”
In a heated meeting, board members argued that allowing housing in the manufacturing building could set off a cascade of zoning shifts that would pave the way for a residential take-over of the area.
Many Brooklynites, priced out of Williamsburg, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens and Park Slope, are heading farther in.
The new Brooklyn Flea beer hall/food hall project is slated to open by the end of the year.
“I was so shipwrecked at this point of my life, and the idea of living with four girls in 250 square feet in SoHo made me want to kill myself,”
During the past few years, the Bedford-Union Armory has had a variety of secondary uses. It has housed film shoots, collection of supplies for Haitian earthquake relief and a gathering of 10,000 Satmar Hasidim, among other things.
