Parking lot which would house the proposed Greenmarketkr
Update: Plans for a new Brooklyn Greenmarket in Bay Ridge we highlighted earlier this month have been put on hold as Our Lady of the Angels Church has gotten cold feet about giving up its parking lot for the market. At a recent community meeting about the plan, residents voiced concerns about congested streets, and church officials expressed reluctance about handing over their parking lot. Father James Devlin of Our Lady of Angels asked “What would I do if a prominent member of my church had a funeral and I had to tell my congregation that no one would have a place to park?”
The site, on 74th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues, would have housed a Greenmarket on Saturdays from July to November. City Council Member Vincent Gentile (D–Brooklyn), who has been the driving force behind the market and was the one who organized the community meeting has vowed to keep trying to work out a deal with the church. If an agreement cannot be reached or another space secured, the plan to bring fresh produce to South Brooklyn may be on hold permanently.
