Eyes on the Street: New Plaza Coming Soon
A reader passed along this photo of a new sign announcing that Fowler Square, a small triangle of grass in Fort Greene, is in line for a public space upgrade courtesy the Fulton Area Business Alliance and NYC DOT's plaza program. Head to the Facebook group advertised on the sign and there's more information. The next public workshop to help design the space, for example, will be on Thursday, February 16, at 6:00 p.m.
In past meetings, Community Board 2 endorsed the idea of a plaza wholeheartedly, according to a report in the Brooklyn Paper. Supporters haven't always made a strong showing: At one meeting, some residents complained that by cutting off through traffic on a block of South Elliott Place and creating more space for pedestrians, the plan would "countrify" an urban area.
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