XXXXIV. Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn, New York — Jordan Biniker
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City located on the westernmost edge of Long Island. Coextensive with Kings County, it is the most populous borough in New York City, and in terms of population density, it is second only to Manhattan. It shares a border with the borough of Queens and is connected to Manhattan via several bridges and tunnels.
Looking over the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Boerum Hill towards Manhattan
The Five Boroughs of New York City
Brooklyn: 2,736,074 people
New York City Urban: 19,426,449 people
Area:
Brooklyn: 179.7 km2
Urban: 1,223.6 square km2
Population Density:
Brooklyn Average: 15,227 people/km2
New York City Average: 11,313.8 people/km2
Politics:
New York City operates under a Mayoral-council government, meaning the voters elect a mayor who acts as cheif executive, while a separtely elected city council acts as the legislative body. The New York City Council consists of 51 members, each elected from a geographic district. Brooklyn has 16 city council members, the largest of any of the five boroughs. Brooklyn, like all the five boroughs of New York City, has its own criminal court system and district attorney who is elected by popular vote.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
1 BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK
2 DUMBO
3 GREENPOINT
4 WILLIAMSBURG INTxcx
SOURCES:
1. Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 28). Brooklyn. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn
2. History of Brooklyn - the Post-War years. (n.d.). Copyright (C) 2000 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.thirteen.org/brooklyn/history/history5.html
1 BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK
2 DUMBO
3 GREENPOINT
4 WILLIAMSBURG INTxcx
SOURCES:
1. Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 28). Brooklyn. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn
2. History of Brooklyn - the Post-War years. (n.d.). Copyright (C) 2000 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.thirteen.org/brooklyn/history/history5.html
SOURCES:
1.Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November25). Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpoint,_Brooklyn
2.Boerum Hill | Neighborhood Guide |Archpoint Advisory Team. (n.d.). https://archpointadvisory.com/neighborhoods/boerum-hill
3.Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November12). Brownstone. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownstone
4.Ott, C. (2022, December 22). Eagle +West (Greenpoint Landing Block D) / OMA /Jason Long. ArchDaily. https://www.archdaily.com/993428/eagle-plus-west-greenpoint-landing-block-d-oma-jason-long
1.Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November25). Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpoint,_Brooklyn
2.Boerum Hill | Neighborhood Guide |Archpoint Advisory Team. (n.d.). https://archpointadvisory.com/neighborhoods/boerum-hill
3.Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November12). Brownstone. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownstone
4.Ott, C. (2022, December 22). Eagle +West (Greenpoint Landing Block D) / OMA /Jason Long. ArchDaily. https://www.archdaily.com/993428/eagle-plus-west-greenpoint-landing-block-d-oma-jason-long
Urban Void Spaces
1. Fort Greene Park : NYC Parks. (n.d.). https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fort-greene-park
2. Cuyler Gore Park Highlights : NYC Parks. (n.d.). https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cuyler-gorepark/history
3. Java Street Garden. (2020, June 11). About us - Java Street Garden. https://www.javastreetgarden.org/about-us/
4. Prospect Park : NYC Parks. (n.d.). https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/B073/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_Park_(Brooklyn)#History
ANALYZING + REPRESENTING URBAN FORM
1. Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
2. Park Slope, Brooklyn
3. Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Resources:
1. Brooklyn Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York (NY), 11201 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets. (n.d.). https://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Brooklyn-Heights-Brooklyn-NY.html
2. Wikipedia contributors. (2024, February 24). Brooklyn Heights. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Heights
3. The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas. (n.d.). https://statisticalatlas.com/neighborhood/New-York/New-York/Brooklyn-Heights/Population1.
4. Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York (NY), 11215, 11217 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets. (n.d.). https://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Park-Slope-Brooklyn-NY.html
5. Wikipedia contributors. (2024, March 2). Park Slope. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Slope
6. The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas. (n.d.). https://statisticalatlas.com/neighborhood/New-York/New-York/Park-Slope/Population1.
7. Greenpoint (Little Poland) neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York (NY), 11211, 11222 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets. (n.d.). https://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Greenpoint-Brooklyn-NY.html
8. Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 25). Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpoint,_Brooklyn
9. The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas. (n.d.). https://statisticalatlas.com/neighborhood/New-York/New-York/Greenpoint/Population
ONE BLOCK BROOKLYN
This project begins with the rezoning of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in 2005. Prior to 2005, a vast majority of the waterfront properties in these two neighborhoods were zoned for manufacturing. In the 2005 rezoning, these manufacturing districts were transitioned into residential districts. In order to preserve the neighborhoods’ demographics, incentives were provided to developers to provide affordable housing. In essence, developers were allowed to exceed the maximum FAR if they agreed to keep at least 20 percent of the units as affordable housing. What transpired was most developers decided to build to the maximum FAR rather than take the FAR incentive. The few projects that did utilize the incentive were large-scale high-end water front projects, who seemingly in their scope and size, could financially justify the affordable housing.
One Block Brooklyn is a response to these projects. It seeks to preserve the character and fabric of a typical Brooklyn street, while allowing for the high density that city undoubtedly requires. It seeks to provide a vibrant ground floor experience with a central, public corridor of greenspace adjacent to commercial, civic, and office spaces. With numerous access points, and adjacency to the East River Ferry, the project endeavors to create a fluid relationship with the neighborhood, one where the spaces and views are shared by everyone.
