Fowler Square The Next Putnam Pedestrian Plaza? [POLL]

The controversy attending is about make its debut in Fort Greene.

, the public will have the chance to sound off on plans put forward by Fulton Area Business Alliance to close a section of S. Elliott Street abutting Fowler Square to vehicular traffic.

The owner of , the lone business directly facing the proposed pedestrian plaza, sounded cautiously optimistic about the proposal in a recent interview with the New York Times Local blog.

“There is no space for the delivery truck, so they need to put that into the plan,” the Joint's Ben Grossman told The Local. “If they put that in, it’s a win-win. An extension of the park would be great for the neighborhood.”

Meanwhile, one of the leaders of last year's fight over Putnam Pedestrian Plaza, Schellie Hagan of FAB rival group Fulton Area Coming Together, signaled her interest in the Fowler Square issue.

"There are people in Fort Greene that are furious about the project," Hagan said. "The same M.O. used to install the plaza over here is being used there."