Guide to Brooklyn Heights Association Records

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Finding aid prepared by Olivia Morales Geaghan, Archivist. Research conducted by Martha Foley Collection processed by Martha Foley, Rioghan Kirchner and Olivia Morales Geaghan, Archivist.

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: Various Title: Brooklyn Heights Association Organizational Records Date Span: 1917-1990 Abstract: Inactive records of the Brooklyn Heights Association consisting of news clippings, correspondence, financial records, lawsuits, reports, and memorabilia. Quantity: 47 document boxes Location: Brooklyn Collection, Morgue Repository: Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Reference Code: BC0020

Historical Note

The Brooklyn Heights Association is a volunteer community organization focused on the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. Established in 1910, the Association is the oldest ongoing neighborhood association in the city. The board is governed by volunteers and primary activities focus on local issues such as development, parks, preservation of the neighborhood’s historical character through advocacy and dissemination of information.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of Brooklyn Heights Association subject files, arranged alphabetically by subject, which makes up the bulk of the collection. Dates for these files range from 1917 to 1990. Much of the information contained in these files ranges from 1950 to 1970 and focuses on the successful bid to make the neighborhood a historic landmark. It includes extensive correspondence with mayors, borough presidents, and agency heads. While the records touch upon such topics as air pollution, tree planting, noise pollution, Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 1 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Brooklyn Union Gas, Burger King, it has much more extensive information on Brooklyn Heights Association activities. Meeting minutes, committee reports and annual reports make up a large portion of the subject files. Several boxes are also devoted to various lawsuits brought by the Brooklyn Heights Association.

Another significant portion of the subject files is the Brooklyn Heights Association Piers files from 1986- 1989. These files represent the successful attempt by the association to set guidelines for the redevelopment of the docks and piers under and around the Brooklyn Promenade and the Brooklyn Bridge before the creation of the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The Brooklyn Heights Association retained extensive records on the Civilian Observation Patrol or C.O.P. program. Documents include safety reports, patrol reports, correspondence, grant applications, patrol logs, and reports and surveys.

Two other areas of significance are the records of the Roebling Project and the financial records from 1924- 1982. The Roebling project includes grant applications and fundraising efforts, artist submissions and renderings and correspondence. This project was the association’s attempt to honor John A. Roebling, the architect of the Brooklyn Bridge, with a statue. The financial records include expenditures, revenue, and cash receipts. The financial records detail financial ties with members and organizations as well as salary payouts.

Restrictions

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Access Points

Subject Topics: Brooklyn, N.Y. Brooklyn Heights Association (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn Heights Neighborhood Associations

Administrative Information

Provenance Donation from Brooklyn Heights Association, 2007

Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 2 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Preferred Citation This collection should be cited as the Brooklyn Heights Association Records, Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library.

Arrangement The collection is maintained in the original order established by the Brooklyn Heights Association. Subject files are arranged alphabetically. Boxes 18 to 35 are legal sized document boxes. Some boxes contain sensitive materials and are noted thus.

Box 1 Folder Titles: Annual Reports (Contains Presidents’ Papers 1923-1966) Air Pollution and Noise 1971-1972 Air Pollution and Noise 1977 Air Pollution Committee 1960-66 Annual Meeting 1928 Annual Meeting 1929 Annual Meeting 1930 Annual Meeting 1931 Annual Meeting 1932 Annual Meeting 1933 Annual Meeting 1940 Annual Meeting 1935 Annual Meeting 1934 Annual Meeting 1942 Annual Meeting 1936 Annual Meeting 1937 Annual Meeting 1938 Annual Meeting 1939 Annual Meeting 1948 Annual Meeting 1949 Annual Meeting 1947 Annual Meeting 1946 Annual Meeting 1945 Annual Meeting 1944 Annual Meeting 1943 Annual Meeting Report of Committees 1926-1927 Annual Meeting Committee Reports-Cleanliness and Smoke Abatement 1927-1965 Annual Meeting 1941 Annual Meeting Programs 1923-1958 Annual Meeting 1960 Annual Meeting 1961 Annual Mtg Community Report – Civic Improvement 1958 Annual Report Research 1966 Annual Meeting 1966 Annual Meeting Reports Cleanliness 1966 Annual Meeting Report of Committees (1926) Annual Meeting Committee Reports – Cleanliness and Smoke Abatement – 1927 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 3 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Annual Meeting Programs – 1923-1959 Annual Meeting Design Advisory Council 1963 - 1967 Annual Meeting Committee Reports - Education 1959 Annual Meeting Committee Report – Historical Preservation (also 1965-`66) Annual Mtg. Committee Reports – Housing Violations (1955) Annual Committee Reports Membership – 1956 Annual Committee Reports Montague St. Improvement 1962 Annual Meeting 1965 Annual Meeting 1964 Annual Meeting 1963 Annual Meeting 1962 Annual Mtg. Committee Report Noise Police & Traffic 1959-66 Annual Committee Reports Planting 1962 Annual Committee Reports Police 1962 Annual Meeting Invitations, Programs, Questions 1923-1958 Annual Meeting Programs – (Theatrical Productions) Annual Meeting Committee Reports 1956– Publicity Annual Meeting Committee Reports 1956– Recreation Annual Meeting Committee Reports 1962 – Smoke Annual Meeting Committee Reports 1926- Traffic Annual Meeting Treasurers Reports 1954 Annual Meeting Committee Reports 1968- Trees Annual Meeting Committee Report 1960 – Urban Renewal Annual Meeting Committee Report 1927 – Zoning Atlantic Avenue Pier – 1959 Annual Meeting – Ideas For 1960 Annual Committee Report - Cleanliness 1967 Annual Committee Report - Design Advisory Council 1967 Annual Committee Report - Education 1967 Annual Committee Report -Historic Preservation 1967 Annual Committee - Housing Violations and Zoning 1967 Annual Committee - Membership 1967 Annual Committee - Planting & Trees 1967 Annual Committee - Police 1967 Annual Meeting 1969 Annual Meeting 1968 Annual Meeting 1967 (Robert Moses Spoke) Annual Mtg. Committee Reports Citation 1953 – Property Improvement Annual Meeting 1972 Annual Meeting 1975 Annual Meeting 1974 Annual Meeting1973 Annual Meeting 1971 Annual Meeting 1970 Address of City Officials and Other Gov’t Officials Administration 1977 Agendas 1977 Annual Meeting Correspondence 1961 Annual Meeting Minutes – 1953 – 1970 Annual Meeting Minutes – 1971 – 1980 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 4 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Annual Meeting Information 1960’s – 1970’s Annual Meeting Memo 1959 Annual Meeting 1959 Annual Committee Reports - Nominating Committee 1955-1980 Annual Meeting President’s Speech 1969-1979 Annual Meeting Correspondence 1977

Box 2 Folder Titles: Annual Meeting 1980 Annual Meeting 1981 Annual Meeting 1979 Annual Meeting 1978 Annual Meeting 1977 Annual Meeting 1976 Annual Reports 1975 – 1977 Annual Meeting Citations 1966-78? Annual Committee Report Air Pollution and Noise 1967 Annual Committee Report - Publicity 1967 Annual Committee Report - Recreation 1967 Annual Committee Report - Research 1967 Annual Committee Report - Street Lighting Annual Committee Report - Traffic 1967 Annual Committee Report - Urban Renewal 1967 Art Show Art Show Brooklyn Heights Artists Brooklyn Museum 1969 Arcade St. George Hotel 1976-1979 Arcade St. George Hotel 1980-1981 Assumption School – 1972 Auditing Report General Fund and Playground Fund 1932-53 Articles on Brooklyn Heights BHA Current 1965 Bi-Centennial 1976 Block Associations 1970s Block Associations 1980s Blocks 207 & 211 – 1973 Block 207 1974 Block 207- 1973-74 Block 207-1975-1976 Block 207 – 1973 Block 207 – 1971-1972 Block 207- 1967 Block 207 – 1976-1978 Block 207 – 1979-1982 Ziegelbaum Property Block 239 – 1981

Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 5 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Box 3 Folder Titles Blocks 207 & 211 1964 Jane C. McConnell #1 Newspaper Clippings Brooklyn Heights Association Brochure – 1960 Ziegelbaum Property Board of Governors – Additions and Resignations – 1924-1972 Board of Governors – Additions and Resignations – 1973-1981 Board Members New – Comm List Board of Governors & Advisory Committee – Correspondence Board of Trade Brooklyn Bridge Walkway/ Bikeway Brooklyn Heights Etchings (by Joseph Penel who lived on Columbia Heights 1921- 26 – pages torn out of a magazine) Brooklyn Brownstone Conference 1974 Brooklyn Rediscovery – 1979 Brooklyn Heights Community Council Financial Records 1963 Brooklyn Organizations Brooklyn Vocational Rehabilitation Institute 1978 Brooklyn Union Gas Brooklyn Queens Expressway – 1978-9 Brooklyn Queens Expressway- 1940’s Burger King –1975 – 1976 Burger King 1976 (Continued) Bulletins October 1955 – 1959 Bulletins 1960-1965 Bulletins 1966-1972 By Laws Revisions 1972 By Laws Revisions 1959 By Laws Changes & Development 1948 – 1960 By Laws Proposed Revisions Etc. 1910-1948 Christmas Tree Club Forms –1958-76 Church of the Assumption (pictures only) City Officials – Correspondence – Miscellaneous

Box 4 Folder Titles: Cleanliness – 1977 Catholic Charities Charities Contributions City Planning Commission City Services Civic Associations Commercial Membership Emblem Committee Chairmen Correspondence 1975-81 Committee Chairman Reports Annual 1980 222 Columbia Heights Cranberry Street Association Container Port Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 6 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Cranberry Street Association Community Boards Community Planning Board #2 [Block Grant Program] Community Planning Board #2 I Community Planning Board #2 II Community Planning Board #2 III Crime Committee 1971-1973 Crime Committee 1974-1975 Crime Committee 1976 Downtown Brooklyn Development Committee Design Advisory Council 1962-1967 Design Advisory Council 1968-1970 Design Advisory Council 1971 Education School Board Elections March 1970 Esplanade Streets & Sidewalks 1973 Esplanade Streets & Sidewalks 1977 Esplanade Streets & Sidewalks Environment 1977

Box 5 Folder Titles: Esplanade Brooklyn Heights 1949 Esplanade, Streets, & Sidewalks Letters June 1971-March 1972 Environment Filming in Brooklyn Heights – 1975-79 Financial Records – 1922-1933 Finances BHA – 1975- 1977 Fire Protection Fire Records 173-175 Hicks Street (1968) Fire Department Fire House Closing (1975) Fort Sterling Park Fulton Ferry Renaissance Association Fort Greene Meat Market (1968) Fulton Ferry Site 1971-73 Fulton Ferry 1974 Fulton Ferry 1975 Fulton Ferry 1976 I Fulton Ferry 1976 II Fulton Ferry 1977 Fulton Ferry 1979 Fulton Ferry 1980 Fulton Ferry 1981 I Fulton Ferry 1981 II

Box 6: Folder Titles Empire Stores Fulton Street Mall 1976 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 7 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection 336 & 374 Furman Street (1981) Golden Jubilee Meetings & Programs etc. (1960) Golden Jubilee Year Correspondence I Golden Jubilee Year Correspondence II Golden Jubilee Chairman’s File Gowanus Canal Hotels 1977-78 Hotels 1979-1980 Historic District Council 1972 Heights Hill Community Council 1971 Historical Preservation Bard Law 1959 Historic Preservation - Tax Reform Act 1976 Historic Preservation 1965 Historic Preservation 1959-61 Historic Preservation 1962 Historic Preservation 1963-64 Historic Preservation 1966-67 Historic Preservation National Landmark 1965 Historic Preservation 1968-69 Historic Preservation 1970-73 I Historic Preservation 1970-1973 II

Box 7 Folder Titles: Historic Preservation 1974-75 Historic Preservation 1976 Historic Preservation, Preservation of Historic Districts Historical Record of Brooklyn Heights Compiled 1952 and brought up to date 1960 History of Brooklyn Heights Association, Ed Pinto Compilation Hotels – Brooklyn Heights 1968-1973 History Brooklyn Heights Association – Past Accomplishments compiled in 1960 Homosexuality – 1972 Hotels Brooklyn Heights 1974 Housing Hotels Housing Issues 1981 Historic Preservation Walking Tour Historical Booklet on Heights (1937) Historical Material Relating to Brooklyn Heights Jehovah’s Witnesses Land Development Committee Land Use Law Committee Legislation 1971 Legal Committee Lincoln Savings Bank – Brooklyn Heights Association Exhibit 1971 Long Island College Hospital Low Memorial Child Care Center Obituary Resolutions Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 8 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Maps Maps & Diagrams [General] Maps & Blueprints Detail Montague Street Improvement 1968-78 Montague Street Improvement 1976 Montague Street Improvement 1977-1978 National Maritime Historical Society News Clippings Office Lease Office Equipment Oil Delivery Trucks 1970 Old Brooklyn Heights – Brooklyn Savings Bank 1927 (File Empty) Organization – BHA 1975-77

Box 8: Folder Titles Our Lady of Lebanon Church Parking Permanent Records Play Areas Photographs, Remsen Street, Henry Street and Grace Court Police Committee 1959 Police Committee 1967 – 1968 Police Committee 1969 - 1971 Prospect Park Celebration Police & Anti Noise Committee 1957-59 Public Improvements Publicity Committee Correspondence 1955-56 Post Office Press Conference June 29, 1960 (Slum Clearance – Cadman Plaza) Promenade Lights – 1965 Publicity Committee 1961 Palmieri (125 Montague) Pamphlets – What Every Landlord & Tenant Should Know Park Department Correspondence The Parks Council 1970 Patrol Car (1981) Peak’s Factory – 1976 Pending Matters – 1975 People - BHA People Petty Cash Reports 1960-1970 Petty Cash Reports 1971-1981 Phoenix Organization Physical Plant Pierrepont Hotel Pierrepont Playground Perman Buildings Planning Book #2 (Part 1) Pkanning Book #2 (Part 2) Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 9 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Redistricting (Congressional) – 1982 Clippings Rowboats to Rapid Transit St. Ann’s Church – 1980 St. George Hotel Streets - 360 Furman Street – 1981 23 Schermerhorn 20 Schermerhorn Spencer Memorial Church I Spencer Memorial Church II Squibb Park 1981

Box 9 Folder Titles: Street Lighting Street Lights Streets & Sidewalks – 1967 Subway Entrance Clark Street Subway Entrance Cranberry Street Subway Vibrations Joralemon Street – 1977 Subway Closings Tax Reform Act of 1976 Tax Exempt Status – 1980 Towers Hotel Traffic 1967-1972 Traffic 1973-1975 Traffic 1976-1977 Transit Authority – Clark Street Elevators 1961-76 Transit Authority – 1971-81 Treasurer’s Correspondence 1971-1980 Treasurers Reports 1956-66 Treasurer’s Reports 1953-55 Tree Committee 1963-66 Tree Committee 1967-73 Tree Committee 1974-1977 Tree Campaign Golden Jubilee 1960 Tree Campaign 1961 Trees Promenade Tree Planting Campaigns 1924-32 Trees & Flower Boxes 1960-62 Trees & Planting 1965-68 Trees & Planting 1969-1972 Tree Committee 1978-81 Tree Orders 1974 Tree Orders 1968 Planting and Trees Trees – London Plane Project – 1981 Vest Pocket Park Clark Street 1966 Vice Presidents 1975 Vice President Administration Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 10 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Vice President Environment Vice President Land Vice President People Village Homeowners Association 1972 Volunteers – 1971-80 Walking Tour – BHA Watchman (private – 1924) Waterfront Planning – 1974 Waterfront Study – 1979 Waterfront & Waterways 1973 Waterfront 1972 (empty) Waterfront 1971 Water Supply, Gas & Electricity 1965 Welfare Hotels 1971

Box 10 Folder Titles: Westway 1977 Wildfire (Club) 1982 Willowtown Association 1966 You and Your Community Board Youth Council 1978-80 Zoning Violations 1964 Zoning Re Bohack Company 1952 Zoning Change (Residential to Commercial) Clinton/Schermerhorn 1931 Zoning – Clark Street 1923-41 Zoning – Jehovah’s Witness Dormitory Zoning – Norwegian Club – 1936 Zoning – 9, 13, 15 College Place Alterations Zoning – Grace Court Alley 1924 Zoning – Harrison Ballard & Allen report Zoning – Heights of Buildings 1937-39 Zoning – Hicks Street 1931 Zoning – Liquor & Cabaret Licenses Zoning – Love Lane Garage 1924-29 Zoning – Love Lane Garage 1936 Zoning -Important Cases 1921-1952 Zoning - Monroe Place 1952 Zoning – Miscellaneous Zoning – Movie Theatre – 1928 (Montague & Henry) Zoning – Projecting Signs 1933-37 Zoning – 122 & 124 Remsen Street, Re-Zoning – 1921-23 Zoning – 140 Remsen Street 1925 Zoning – Remsen Street Re-Zoning 1926 Zoning - Re-Zoning of Heights 1957 Zoning – Re-Zoning Plan of 1959-61 Zoning – St. George Parking Garage Zoning – Parking Garage 1956 Zoning – Set Back Restrictions –(Amended 1928) Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 11 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Zoning – Waterfront Restrictions 1932 Zoning – Waterfront Zone S 1952-59 Zoning – 140 Remsen Street - 1925 – 1927 (Photos) Zoning – Womens’ Court (1929) Zoning - ReZoning – Schulman Report 1959 (Urban Renewal and Zoning Resolution of 1961) Zoning – Pierrepont Covenant – Real Estate Restrictions Imposed 1870 Zoning - 1967 -1975 Zoning – 1976 Zoning - 1977-1979 Zoning - 1980 Newsclippings Brooklyn Heights General – 1982 Statistical Portrait of Brooklyn Heights – 1965 History BHA – Larry Fields – Various Public Statements by BHA on itself 1960-65 Newsclippings – Promenade & Expressway Lenehan, Gary Steven – 1975-76 – (Contents: All About Burger King) Child Safety Programs – 1974 (Draft Report on SRO in Brooklyn Heights – 1974 )

Box 11: Folder Titles (Legal Sized Box) Fast Food - Burger King Criminal Activity 1979-1982 Brooklyn Heights Association Financial Statements 1980-1982 Center for the Visual Environment – Ordinances Legal Papers Concerning the Brooklyn Queens Expressway City Planning Commission – Community Planning Handbook B.H.A. Monthly Receipts & Disbursements 1975-1980 Zoning Variances

Box 12: Folder Titles BHA Questionnaires – 1973, ‘75 – ‘77 BHA Questionnaires Correspondence of Scott Hand Blood Program – 1966 Blood Bank - 1967 Board Membership Memo & Communications – 1962-71 Board Membership Memo & Communications – 1972 Board Membership Memo & Communications – 1973-1975 Board Members & Executive Committee – 1952-73 Board of Governors Attendance Sheets Booklet of Business Directory – 1936 Boerum Hill Brochure Draft – 1961-62 Brochure Development Material – 1959 Brochure Draft 1952 Brooklyn Bridge Plaza – 1929 Brooklyn Bridge Plaza – 1938-41 Brochure Draft 1952 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 12 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Brooklyn Daily Brooklyn Heights Press Brooklyn Today, Inc. Brooklyn Progress Report Pamphlets Bulletin – Ideas Bulletin – Masthead Negative Citation Committee Reports – 1937-1951 Civic Improvement Committee – 1960-66 Civic Improvement Committee – 1967 Cleanliness Committee – 1965-1966 Cleanliness Committee – 1959-1964 Cleanliness Committee – 1955-1959 Cleanliness Committee – 1923-1953 Cleanliness Campaign – 1949 Cleanliness Campaign – 1952 Cobble Hill Association – 1959-75 Committees on Churches Committee Chairmen & V.P. Memos to 1960-75 Committee Member List – 1923-65 Committee Reports – Interim Cleanliness 1936-61 Committee Minutes – Education & Recreation Committee of 100- 1939 Committee Reports – Interim Education & Recreation 1946-62 Committee Reports – Interim Housing 1946-59 Committee Reports – Housing Violations 1960 Committee Reports – Interim Membership 1933-60 Committee Reports – Interim Miscellaneous – 1934-1960 Committee Reports – Interim Noise – 1923-1959 Committee Reports – Interim Publicity – 1943-56 Committee Reports – Interim Traffic – 1935-61 Committee Reports – Interim Trees – 1957-60 Committee Reports – Interim Zoning – 1923-61

Box 13: Folder Titles Committee Minutes – Smoke Nuisance – 1924 Committee Minutes – Traffic – 1923 Committee Minutes – Parks & Playgrounds 1923-26 Committee Reports – Interim – 1951 Committee Minutes – Zoning 1923-1936, 1955 Communications to Members – 1960 Correspondence Miscellaneous – 1970-77 Correspondence Miscellaneous – 1962-65 Correspondence Miscellaneous – 1966-69 A.B. Dick Office Equipment Duval Legacy – 1950 Montague Street Track Removal – 1924 Homosexuality – 1966-72 Nominating Committee – 1925-55 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 13 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Planting Committee – 1962-63 38-40 Hicks Street Preservation - 1970 Helicopters – 1965 Playground – 1937-53 Playground (Brooklyn Bridge Plot) Baseball Field – 1923 Playground /RE Hooper – 1922 – 1936 Housing Cadman Plaza 1959-1960 Housing Cadman Plaza 1961 Housing Cadman Plaza 1962 I (inc photos) Housing Cadman Plaza 1962 II Housing Cadman Plaza 1963 Housing Cadman Plaza 1964 Housing Cadman Plaza 1965 Housing Cadman Plaza 1967 Housing/ North End 1963-65 Housing Low Income, Atlantic Avenue – 1961 Housing Violation Committee – 1959-61 Housing/North End – 1966-69

Box 14: Folder Titles Housing Committee – 1952-55 Housing Committee – 1956 Housing Committee 1957-58 Housing Pierrepont Street Development – 1959 Housing Violations – 1968 Legal Fees – 1938-40 News Clippings – Annual & Board Meetings – undated (circa 1931) Membership Campaign – 1947-51 Membership Campaign 1960 Membership Committee 1956-77 Membership Committee 1955 Membership Correspondence – 1923-50 Minutes of Board of Governors (Not in Minute Book) 1933-35-37 Movie Theaters Henry & Orange Street – 1970 Neighborhood Issues 1975 News Clippings – Cleanliness & Smoke - 1930 News Clippings - Liquor & Café Licenses – 1944 News Clippings – Houses & Housing - 1950 News Clippings – Noise News Clippings – Personal - 1941-1950 News Clippings – Police Protection & Crime – 1952 News Clippings – Traffic & Parking – 1932 News Clippings – Zoning & Waterfront – 1953 Newsletters Monthly – 1930-37 Miscellaneous Correspondence – 1964-72 News Clippings – Public Improvements 1935-44 News Clippings – Zoning General – 1934 News Clippings – Historical – 1951 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 14 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Mary Alicia Crowell – 1958 (Missing)

*Following folders formerly housed in binders BHA Minutes of Executive Committee & Board of Governors Nov. 1922 – Jan. 1935 BHA Minutes of Executive Committee & Board of Governors Jan. 1935 –Dec. 1945 BHA Minutes - Land Use Zeigelbaum, Fulton St., Hotels, Palmieri, Burger King 1975-79 BHA Minutes Land Use South Brooklyn Waterfront & Columbia Street, Fulton Ferry, Empire Stores, Block 207 - 1976-1978 Minutes Board of Governors Meetings 1973 Minutes Board of Governors Meetings 1974 Minutes Board of Governors Meetings 1974 – 1976 Minutes Board of Governors Meetings 1977 - 1979 BHA Montague Street (Correxpondence, Clippings, Reports) 1974-1979 BHA Zoning (Correxpondence, Clippings, Reports) - 1974-1979 BQE – Clippings, Reports, Correspondence 1976-1978 BQE – Clippings, Reports, Correspondence 1979

Box 15: Folder Titles *Labeled Brooklyn Heights Association General - Contains Board Meeting Minutes, Committee Reports, By –Laws, Membership List, Miscellaneous Board Documents 1966-74 BHA Minutes of Board Meetings –1967- 1970 BHA Minutes of Board Meetings – 1971-1973 BHA Treasurer’s Reports (Monthly Treasurer’s, Annual Treasurer’s, Playground Treasurer’s) 1925- 53 BHA Minutes of Board of Governors – January 1946-December 1954 BHA Minutes of Annual Meetings – November 1923 to March 25, 1952 BHA Minutes of Board of Governors–1955- 1957 BHA Minutes of Board of Governors–1960- 1966 Brooklyn Heights Association Bulletin 1958-1960 Brooklyn Heights Association Bulletin 1961-1966 Brooklyn Heights Association Bulletin 1967-1970 Brooklyn Heights Association Bulletin 1971-1972 Brooklyn Heights Association Bulletin 1973-1975 Brooklyn Heights Association Bulletin 1976-1980 C.R.C Membership 1989 Charter Revision 1988 Charter Revision 1989 C.R.C Landmarks Changes

Box 16: Folder Titles Sensitive Material *** Roebling Project: NYSCA Grant Application Roebling Project: Sculpture Competition Roebling Project: Roebling Monument Competition 1985 Roebling Project: Roebling Monument Project Art Advisory Group/Artists Roebling Project: Outline I Roebling Project: Outline II Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 15 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection City Planning Commission “Zoning Resolution – Amendment” (Sensitive) N.Y.C. Department of City Planning “Waterfront Revitalization” (Sensitive) Sensitive Material *** Piers Development 1980s N.Y.C. Department of City Planning “Plan for the Brooklyn Waterfront” N.Y.C. Department of City Planning “Comprehensive Waterfront Plan” Brooklyn Heights Piers 1-6 Port Authority Plans for Brooklyn Piers 1-6 N.Y.C. Public Development Corporation/PDC Development and Beautification of Highways Joyce Curll – Piers Proposal Piers 1-9 BHA Piers Committee 1986 BHA Brooklyn Piers Taskforce 1987 BHA Brooklyn Piers Taskforce Meetings 1986 BHA Piers Committee 1988 BHA Piers Committee – Public Trust Doctrine BHA Piers Committee – Parks

Box 17: Folder Titles Sensitive Material *** BHA Piers Committee - Sports Complex BHA Piers Committee – Marina BHA Piers Committee – Funding BHA Piers Committee - Land Trust BHA Piers Committee – Anti High Rise Buildings BHA Piers Committee – Cobble Hill Concerns Promenade Montague St. Entrance to Esplanade Proposed Redesign 1982- 83 Promenade Montague St. Entrance to Esplanade Proposed Redesign Jan.-July 1984 Promenade Montague St. Entrance to Esplanade Proposed Redesign Aug.-Dec. 1984 Promenade Montague St. Entrance to Esplanade Proposed Redesign Maps and Plans Noise – In Land Use Planning Watchtower High Rise Proposal 1988 Miscellaneous Proposals for Piers BHA Waterfront Committee – Scope of Services Report Piers 1-6 – Consultants I Piers 1-6 – Consultants II Piers 1-6 – Consultants III Piers 1-6 – Consultants IV Piers 1-6 – Proposals I Piers 1-6 – Proposals II Dept. of Environmental Protection – Draft Environmental Impact Statement 1985 Block 239 Community Committee 1980-1985 Block 239 Community Committee 1986-1988 Morgan Stanley Building – Local Paper Clippings Morgan Stanley Building – Neon Circles Morgan Stanley Safety Committee 1986-1987 One Pierreppont Plaza– Parking Brooklyn Heights Building Elevations St. Ann’s School v. Forest City Ratner Litigation Forest City Pierrepont Term Sheet & Environmental Impact Statement Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 16 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection

Box 18: Folder Titles Redevelopment of Piers 1-6, Community Boards 2 &6 1986-88 Watchtower Re-Zoning (See Box #30) Watchtower Board of Estimates Watchtower – Letter to Board of Estimates Re: Zoning Change and Watchtower I Watchtower – Letter to Board of Estimates Re: Zoning Change and Watchtower II Watchtower - Urban Design Impact Analysis Watchtower – Final Environmental Impact Statement Watchtower – Final Environmental Impact Statement – Urban Design Impact Analysis

Box 19: Folder Titles Petition to the Board of Estimate I Petition to the Board of Estimate II BHA Statement in opposition to Zoning Map Change & Related Construction Proposed by Watchtower Society Watchtower News Articles Court Street Taskforce 85 Jay Street – Land Use Review Application 85 Jay Street Re-Zoning – Environmental Assessment Statement Proposed Rezoning of Blocks 208 & 204 Community Board No. 2 – Piers Subcommittee

Box 20: Folder Titles BHA Committee on the Redevelopment of the Brooklyn Heights Piers 1986 I BHA Committee on the Redevelopment of the Brooklyn Heights Piers 1986 II BHA Committee on the Redevelopment of the Brooklyn Heights Piers 1987 I BHA Committee on the Redevelopment of the Brooklyn Heights Piers 1987 II BHA Committee on the Redevelopment of the Brooklyn Heights Piers 1988 BHA Committee on the Redevelopment of Piers 1-6 Press Releases

Box 21: Folder Titles Piers 1-6 Vol. 1 12/10/84-8/28/86 I Piers 1-6 Vol. 1 12/10/84-8/28/86 II Piers 1-6 Vol. 1 12/10/84-8/28/86 III Piers 1-6 Vol. 2 9/2/86-11/17/86 I Piers 1-6 Vol. 2 9/2/86-11/17/86 II Piers 1-6 Vol. 2 9/2/86-11/17/86 III Piers 1-6 Vol. 3 11/19/86-2/26/87 I Piers 1-6 Vol. 3 11/19/86-2/26/87 II

Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 17 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Box 22: Folder Titles Piers 1-6 Vol. 3 11/19/86-2/26/87 III Piers 1-6 Vol. 4 3/2/87-7/22/87 I Piers 1-6 Vol. 4 3/2/87-7/22/87 II Piers 1-6 Vol. 4 3/2/87-7/22/87 III Piers 1-6 Vol. 5 7/24/87-11/19/87 I Piers 1-6 Vol. 5 7/24/87-11/19/87 II Piers 1-6 Vol. 5 7/24/87-11/19/87 III

Box 23: Folder Titles Piers 1-6 Vol. 6 11/24/87-4/29/88 I Piers 1-6 Vol. 6 11/24/87-4/29/88 II Piers 1-6 Vol. 6 11/24/87-4/29/88 III Piers 1-6 Vol. 7 5/1/88-11/10/88 I Piers 1-6 Vol. 7 5/1/88-11/10/88 II Piers 1-6 Vol. 7 5/1/88-11/10/88 III Piers 1-6 Vol. 8 11/11/88-11/28/88

Box 24: Folder Titles Piers 1-6 « Brooklyn Waterfront Public or Private Use ? » Piers 1-6 Lists & Labels Piers 1-6 BHA Lists : Piers & Politicos Piers 1-6 Watchtower comments on proposed re-zoning Piers 1-6 Port Authority Report & List of Commissioners Piers 1-6 Community Board #2 Misc I Piers 1-6 Community Board #2 Misc II Piers 1-6 Community Board #2 Minutes of Subcommittee Meetings Piers 1-6 Krogius Correspondence (Australia) Piers 1-6 Checks Received by BHA Piers 1-6 BHA Prints & Bills Piers 1-6 City Council Panel on Waterfront Development Piers 1-6 National Endowment for the Arts Application Forms Piers 1-6 BHA Lobbying Committee

Box 25: Folder Titles Piers 1-6 Development Reports Piers 1-6 Miscellaneous Reports Piers 1-6 Urban Planner Resume and Plan Draft Piers 1-6 BHA Redevelopment Committee Piers 1-6 Original Donor Lists Piers 1-6 BHA Statement on Redevelopment of Piers Piers 1-6 Harbor Park Piers 1-6 BHA Future of the Piers Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 18 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Piers 1-6 BHA & Community Presentations I Piers 1-6 BHA & Community Presentations II Piers 1-6 BHA & Community Presentations III Piers 1-6 Harbor Park Coalition Tentative Agenda

Box 26 Folder Titles: Piers 1-6, Redistricting Lawsuit (Cravath Swaine & Moore Briefs) Publicity, News Articles Re: Pier Development Re-districting Maps Brooklyn Heights Historic District N.Y.C. Districting Commission Special Purpose Districts Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service News Articles Re: New Councilman Districts

Box 27 Folder Titles: Petitioners Post-hearing Memorandum BHA vs. N.Y.C. Districting Commission & Board of Elections Petition BHA vs. N.Y.C. Districting Commission & Board of Elections – Verified Answer BHA vs. N.Y.C. Districting Commission Appendix of Affidavits BHA vs. N.Y.C. Districting Commission Cross motion and notice BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Respondents Memo of Law Preliminary Statement BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Petitioners Memo in Reply to Respondents Answer and Memo of Law BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Respondents Affidavits BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Petitioners Affidavits & Affirmations on Behalf of BHA BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Petition for Judgment BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Petitioners Post Hearing Memo BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Stipulation & Order BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Petitioners Order to Show Cause BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Appendix of Pleading of Broad Channel Civic Association BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Respondents Notice of Appeal BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Affidavits of Joan G. McCabe and John W. Carrol, Order and Judgment BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Affidavit in Opposition to Amicus

Box 28 Folder Titles: BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Motion to Vacate Automatic Stay BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Affirmation in Opposition to P & R Motion to Vacate BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Memorandum of P & R in Response to Motion of McCabe to Appear as Amicus BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Affidavit in Oppostition to McCabe’s Amicus BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Appellant’s Brief BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Brief for Petitioners - Respondents BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Appellant’s Reply Brief BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Opinion and Order Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 19 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Notice of Appeal BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Permission to Submit Amicus Brief

Box 29 Folder Titles: BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Amicus Brief for Joan McCabe BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Brief for Petitioners – Respondents BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Petitioners Reply to Respondents Answer & Memo of Law BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Appellant’s Reply Brief & Opinion BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Record of Appeal (Vol I of II) BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Record of Appeal (Vol II) pt. 1 BHA vs. Macchiarola, et al. Record of Appeal (Vol II) pt. 2

Box 30 Folder Titles: Hotel Margaret (Lawsuit) 97 Columbia Heights Housing Corp. V. Board of Estimate & BHA: Motion to Appeal Memo in Support of Motion to Appeal Petitioners Brief (Mary Kallas) Respondents Memo of Law (Mary Kallas) Residents Memo, Brief, & Reply Brief Respondents Affirmation in Opposition to Motion to Appeal Petitioners Memo of Law Correspondence re. 97 Columbia Heights BHA Statements in Opposition to High Rise Building Notice of Settlement 97 Columbia Heights V. Board of Estimate – Comments & Arguments Respondents Notice of Appeal Affidavit in Support to File Amicus Brief (John M. Hinchcliff) Respondents Brief for Judgment CPLR art. 78 Respondents Memo in Opposition to art. 78 Petition Respondents Reply Memo

Box 31 Folder Titles: BHA Comments & Arguments Pursuant to Court of Appeals Rule 500.4f Amicus brief of N.Y. Landmarks Conservancy in Support of Appeal Respondents Verified Answer Correspondence, News Clippings, re. Judgment Pursuant to CPLR Article 78 North Heights Preservation Association V. N.Y.C. Landmarks Preservation Commission 222 Columbia Heights Hicks Street Properties BHA Miscellaneous Board of Governors 1980-1981 Resolution for the Construction of a Second Extension at 20 Schermerhorn Street Board of Governors 1982 BHA Garden Place Potholes Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 20 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection BHA Montague Hotel

Box 32 Folder Titles: BHA Margaret Hotel 1981-1982 BHA Margaret Hotel 1983-1989 Land Use Matters (97 Columbia Heights Variance Filed with Board of Standards & Appeals 1965- 1981) Land Use Matters (97 Columbia Heights Variance Filed with Board of Standards & Appeals 1983- 1989) BHA Opposition to Variance – 97 Columbia Heights Jan. 1982- Jan. 1983

Box 33 Folder Titles: BHA Opposition to Variance Application 97 Columbia Heights May 1983- June 1983 BHA Opposition to Variance Application 97 Columbia Heights June 1983 BHA Opposition to Variance Application 97 Columbia Heights July -Nov 1983

Box 34 Folder Titles: BHA Opposition to Variance Application– 97 Columbia Heights 1984 BHA 97 Columbia Heights Contributions BHA Appeal to Variance Ruling BHA Appeal Brief of BHA & Amicus BHA Brief of Petitioner-Respondent & Reply Memo BHA Margaret Hotel Renovation Planned

Box 35 Folder Titles: 97 Columbia Heights – Board of Estimate Block 219 (97 Columbia Heights) Former Margaret Hotel Land Use Matters (97 Columbia Heights) 97 Columbia Heights BHA Hotel Margaret Litigation 1980-1983 BHA Hotel Margaret Litigation 1984-1985

Box 36 Folder Titles: 84th Precinct Records C.O.P. (Civilian Observation Patrol) Flyer C.O.P. Correspondence I C.O.P. Correspondence II C.O.P. Vouchers Nov. 1984-Aug. 1987 C.O.P. Vouchers Oct. 1987-Sept. 1989 C.O.P. Community Problem Reports Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 21 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection C.O.P. Miscellaneous C.O.P. Division of Criminal Justice Services Grant 1987-1988 C.O.P. Division of Criminal Justice Services Grant 1989-1990 C.O.P. Car Insurance Documents C.O.P. Car Information C.O.P. Newsletter C.O.P. Private Security Guards C.O.P. Inventory of Equipment C.O.P. Letters to Division of Criminal Justice Services C.O.P. Radio Information C.O.P. Car Radio Log Paid Bills Not Vouchered 1992-1995 Paid Bills Not Vouchered 1991 Paid Bills Not Vouchered 1989 Paid Bills Not Vouchered 1982-1986 Press Clippings, Publicity & Releases Prudential Awards to C.O.P. Radio & Patrol Car Bids – Radio Information Vouchers with Paid Bills 1989-1993 I Vouchers with Paid Bills 1989-1993 II Vouchers with Paid Bills 1989-1993 III Vouchers with Paid Bills 1989-1993 IV Contracts & Correspondence 1984-1986 I Contracts & Correspondence 1984-1986 II Contracts & Correspondence 1987-1989 I Contracts & Correspondence 1987-1989 II Possible Grants C.O.P. Logs and Schedules 1992

Box 37 Folder Titles: C.O.P. Logs and Schedules 1991 C.O.P. Logs and Schedules 1990 (July-December) C.O.P. Logs and Schedules 1990 (January-June) C.O.P. Logs and Schedules 1989 (July-December) BHA Correspondence BHA Correspondence with Division of Criminal Justice Services BHA Safety Task Force

Box 38 Folder Titles: BHA C.O.P. Quarterly Reports 1985-1992 BHA C.O.P. Quarterly Report Forms BHA C.O.P. Report & Voucher Forms BHA C.O.P. Vouchers for Paid Bills 1989-1993 BHA C.O.P. Contracts and Correspondence 1984-1986

Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 22 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Box 39 Folder Titles: BHA Crime Surveys – Clark Street Association BHA Crime Surveys 1-149 BHA Crime Surveys 150-228 BHA Crime Surveys 230-350 BHA Crime Surveys 351-439 BHA Crime Surveys 440-549 BHA Crime Surveys 550-657 BHA Crime Surveys 658-704

Box 40 Folder Titles: BHA Crime Prevention Materials BHA Safe Haven Maps BHA Training – C.O.P. and Block Watchers BHA Safety Awareness Day BHA Training – Amber Light Application Monroe Place Courthouse Expansion 1988 Monroe Place Courthouse Expansion 1989-1990 Monroe Place Courthouse Expansion 1991-1994 Mending Constitution – 5th Department Appellate Division of Supreme Court Criminal Court Plan BHA Miscellaneous

Box 41 Folder Titles: BHA Watchtower-Proposal Draft Environmental Impact Statement (I) BHA Watchtower-Proposal Draft Environmental Impact Statement (II) BHA Watchtower-Proposed Rezoning of Blocks 204 & 208 (I) BHA Watchtower-Proposed Rezoning of Blocks 204 & 208 (II)

Box 42 Folder Titles: BHA Watchtower – Environmental Statement Appendices (I) BHA Watchtower – Environmental Statement Appendices (II) BHA Watchtower – Initial Application for Amendment of Zoning Map BHA Watchtower – BHA Opposition to Zoning Changes

Box 43 Folder Titles: BHA Verrazano Bridge Tolls BHA Verrazano Bridge Tolls-Opposition Faxes BHA Letters to & from Residents 1990-1993 BHA Letters to & from Residents 1983-1989 BHA Verrazano Bridge – Tolls – Newspaper Clippings 1993 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 23 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection BHA Verrazano Bridge – Tolls – Newspaper Clippings 1992 BHA Verrazano Bridge – Impact of One Way Tolls Technical Analysis

Box 44 Folder Titles: BHA BQE Task Force BHA BQE Newspaper Clippings BHA – BQE Survey – Vibration Issue BHA – Letters from Officials 1986-1989 BHA – Letters from Officials 1990-1992 BHA BQE Letters to Officials from BHA 1988-2002 BHA Polytechnic Proposal – Vibration Study

Box 45: Folder Titles St. George Hotel Lawsuit and Roebling Monument Project BHA Hotel St. George Lawsuit Complaint BHA Hotel St. George Lawsuit Newspaper Clippings BHA Hotel St. George Lawsuit Correspondence & Clippings BHA Hotel St. George Lawsuit Briefs & Other Documents BHA Hotel St. George Lawsuit Notice of Removal & Other Documents BHA Hotel St. George Lawsuit Defendants Affidavits & Memos in Support I BHA Hotel St. George Lawsuit Defendants Affidavits & Memos in Support II BHA Roebling Correspondence BHA Roebling City Grant Application BHA Roebling Contributions Received BHA Roebling Cowles Trust Proposal BHA Roebling Donating to New York City BHA Roebling Documents (Originals) BHA Roebling Fund Raising Event, 04/13/1988 BHA Roebling Marisol Escobar, Sculptor BHA Roebling Monument Artists BHA Roebling Monument Project BACA Grant Application BHA Roebling Monument Project Fund Raising BHA Roebling Monument General BHA Roebling Monument Grant Application NEA BHA Roebling October Roebling Event BHA Roebling Press Release BHA Roebling Project Corporate Fund Raising

Box 46: Cash Books: 1922-1926 1926-1932 1932-1940 Check Book: 1922-1938 1923-1925 Guide to the Brooklyn Heights Association Records 24 of 26 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection 1925-1927 1932-1947 1937-1956 Ledgers: 1923-1940 1940-1949 1954-1959 1956-1963 1963-1966 1966-1971 1971-1978 1978-1981 1981-1982 Cash Receipts and Disbursements 1957-1961

Box 47: Remsen Street Committee Checkbook 1921 Legers: 1953 1957 1961-1973 1973-1980

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