The Week That Was in Ft. Greene and Clinton Hill

This isn’t a weak week in review, that’s for sure.

The weather is just starting to heat up, and so is the news. Here are some of the highlights from the past week.

March 14 brought us an op-ed from a local preservationist who sums up his argument by saying “save Admirals Row!” While applauding politicians recent efforts to save two of the 11 historic buildings in the Navy Yard, local Scott Ritter said they should go much further and preserve them all for the ages.

On Tuesday our real estate columnist got a look inside a two-bedroom apartment in the Clinton Hill Co-ops on the market — a rarity according to brokers. GreeneListed also took a gander at a stylish studio that cost $1,600 a month. Our columnist said the dwelling would likely fit the needs of someone looking for a space that’s a little more comfy than a hole in the wall studio, but not so luxurious it costs a fortune. (As if $1,600 isn’t enough, already.)

Wednesday brought news that always raises straphangers’ blood pressure: service reductions on three bus lines serving Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The B25, B38 and B45 will all have fewer buses on the road starting next month, and many locals were nervous that the cuts would draw out their commutes. The MTA said the effects of the modest reduction would be minimal, but people didn’t seem to be buying it.

On Thursday the Deputy Inspector Anthony Tasso announced that four high-tech surveillance cameras will be installed in the 88th Precinct soon. Tasso said the cameras would act as a deterrent and a valuable tool when crimes do occur. But some commenters expressed unease with the “Big Brother”-aspect of the surveillance.

And to close out the week we reported the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of two vacant NYCHA-owned townhouses on Waverly Avenue. Hopes were high that the long-neglected buildings of affordable housing would be turned over to a non-profit that would gather the funds to repair them, but NYCHA revealed to us that the buildings would be put up for bid, and would almost certainly lose their affordable housing status.