Brooklyn residents claim bias by Landmarks

A group of residents from two Brooklyn neighborhoods, Ditmas Park West and Beverly Square West, are crying foul against the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, claiming that the agency has favored the establishment of historic districts in brownstone-heavy areas and snubed those neighborhoods with Victorian-style homes. The kerfuffle is gaining traction with Borough President Marty Markowitz, who said in a letter last week that the commission needs to be cautious in its landmarking. “It is not appropriate public policy to place [Victorian Flatbush] on hold while purely Brownstone Brooklyn is pursued,” Markowitz said. “There must be an equitable balance.”

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