The Future of the Atlantic Armory?
There’s a discussion going on at Brooklynian.com about the future of the armory at Atlantic and Bedford in Crown Heights that has been a homeless shelter in recent years. Evidently, Roger Green (who’s catching flack from Brooklyn Papers, among others, for killing the funding of the independent review of the Atlantic Yards project) mentioned at…
There’s a discussion going on at Brooklynian.com about the future of the armory at Atlantic and Bedford in Crown Heights that has been a homeless shelter in recent years. Evidently, Roger Green (who’s catching flack from Brooklyn Papers, among others, for killing the funding of the independent review of the Atlantic Yards project) mentioned at a community board meeting a couple of years ago that he was looking to convert either the Atlantic Armory or the one on Eighth Avenue in Park Slope from shelter to community recreational space. We don’t know what happened in Park Slope, but the one at Atlantic is still very much a homeless shelter–and at least several of the area residents are happy with it that way. Though we gotta admit, we wish we’d seen the Steel Pulse concert one commenter recalls seeing there years ago.
Armory on Pacific and Bedford [Brooklynian] GMAP
thats a long way to kick a dog!
Crack is whack!
Lived around the corner from the Bedford Armory for two years. Was harassed on a regular basis and my dog was once kicked directly across the street from this place by some of the residence. Always ambulances and police cars in front responding to fights. More urine and human feces in this area then I care to remember. Can’t you smell that smell! To make matters worse the gas station across the streets icee machine was always broken.
This building is owned by the government it cannot be demolished I think it’s a great spot for the homeless.
What a shame. People are more concerned with using the building for their own selfish needs rather than house people who have no where to live. Let’s put a big track and throw the homeless back in the street or in really poor neighborhoods. Nice.
i recently had access to a website that tracked registered child molesters by zip code. a ton of them were registered to the armory address.
I actually remember going to a party as a teen at the armory on Jefferson. There was a local community group that was able to finagle the use of a large room for activities. All I remember thinking was that the place would be great if it had a coat of paint and without the skeevy guards at the front door. Don’t even want to think about what its like now…
I havent seen any homeless people coming in and out of the bed stuy armory…. Which entrance do they use Putnam or Jefferson?
The Park Slope Armory is currently being used as a 90 bed womens shelter and meeting space for veterans organizations.
In 2008 a complete building wide reno should be finished with a state of the art indoor olympic track and field facility, The space will be used for highschool sports and will be open to the public. It will be an awsome addition to the South Slope. Another reason to have more kids.