“With Plan for Greenpoint Hospital, Neighbors May Finally Get Their Way”
The Greenpoint Hospital was a major landmark of northern Brooklyn while it operated from 1914 to 1982. The hospital served residents living in a community built around industry and considered a rawer area of the city. As the hospital aged, its facilities declined and the level of care which could be provided for patients degraded to the point that the hospital was closed as the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center assumed and could better fulfill the responsibilities to the community. The opening of the new center incentivized the city to close Greenpoint, rather than restore it from it deterioration.
Since 1982, various civic groups and campaigns have launched multiple campaigns to restore and reuse the hospital buildings in an attempt to revitalize the surrounding area with affordable housing contained within the hospital buildings. One specific group, Neighborhood Women, led by Jen Peterson, a woman from the community who has united the supporters out of a vision of the common goal of development, has been at the forefront of the fight to reuse the buildings. This group has …show more content…
The changes in policy over the course of the three different mayoral administrations in New York City showcases how the priority of that administration and the perceived value of the campaign affected how helpful the government was in achieving the goal. Neighborhood Women’s past experiences also show how there is a tension between the members of the community wanting improvement and the government which wants to accomplish its own goals. As shown by the progress of the hospital, the current rules and structures that are in place have had a direct impact on the
The Greenpoint Hospital was a major landmark of northern Brooklyn while it operated from 1914 to 1982. The hospital served residents living in a community built around industry and considered a rawer area of the city. As the hospital aged, its facilities declined and the level of care which could be provided for patients degraded to the point that the hospital was closed as the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center assumed and could better fulfill the responsibilities to the community. The opening of the new center incentivized the city to close Greenpoint, rather than restore it from it deterioration.
Since 1982, various civic groups and campaigns have launched multiple campaigns to restore and reuse the hospital buildings in an attempt to revitalize the surrounding area with affordable housing contained within the hospital buildings. One specific group, Neighborhood Women, led by Jen Peterson, a woman from the community who has united the supporters out of a vision of the common goal of development, has been at the forefront of the fight to reuse the buildings. This group has …show more content…
The changes in policy over the course of the three different mayoral administrations in New York City showcases how the priority of that administration and the perceived value of the campaign affected how helpful the government was in achieving the goal. Neighborhood Women’s past experiences also show how there is a tension between the members of the community wanting improvement and the government which wants to accomplish its own goals. As shown by the progress of the hospital, the current rules and structures that are in place have had a direct impact on the