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Bridge Plaza is the northeastern corner of the downtown area of the New York Cityborough of Brooklyn. Its borders are Flatbush Avenue Extension and Manhattan Bridge on the west, Tillary Street on the south, and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) on the north and east.^[1][2]

The neighborhood was connected to Vinegar Hill until the 1950s, when construction of the BQE effectively isolated it from surrounding areas. Following this change, the 'area shifted more towards auto shops, garages and warehouses, and its zoning only allowed industrial uses.'^[3] Brooklyn real estate blog Brownstoner describes the area as 'a time warp, a Brigadoon-like enclave of early to mid-19th century buildings surrounded by the boom of the 21st century.'^[4]

The name RAMBO, an acronym for 'Right Around the Manhattan Bridge Overpass', is sometimes applied to the area,^[5][6][7] though it is largely unpopular and derided.^[8][9]

Notable home[edit]

One of the most notable homes in Bridge Plaza is 167 Concord Street, called the 'most photogenic house in Downtown Brooklyn' by the Brooklyn Eagle.^[10] The miniature house features a candy apple red Citicar parked in the front yard. The cottage was built in 1762 and was surrounded by a stone wall dating to about 1820.^[11][12]

References[edit]

1. ^''MANUFACTURING CENTRE CREATED AT MANHATTAN BRIDGE PLAZA IN BROOKLYN'. The New York Times. December 23, 1917. p. 31. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
2. ^'Bridge Plaza Rezoning Proposal'. New York City Department of City Planning. August 19, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
3. ^Baird-Remba, Rebecca (July 6, 2015). 'Revealed: 180 Concord Street, Downtown Brooklyn'. New York Yimby. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
4. ^Montrose Morris (September 20, 2011). 'Building of the Day: 167 Concord Street'. Brownstoner. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
5. ^'In RAMBO, Free to Be You and Me'. curbed.com. February 16, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
6. ^Cohen, Ariella (August 18, 2007). 'Downtown going Williamsburg'. The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
7. ^Weinstein, Robert (March–April 2008). ''Flattery' will get you somewhere'. Brooklyn Boom. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
8. ^'Brooklyn residents bash new RAMBO neighborhood'. New York Post. December 7, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
9. ^'RAMBO: Everyone Wants A Piece Of Godawful Neighborhood Name'. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
10. ^Lore Croghan (September 20, 2011). 'Home Sweet Home: Concord Street cutie is shutterbugs' favorite'. Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
11. ^'ALBEE SQUARE, Brooklyn'. Forgotten New York. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
12. ^K. Walsh (2006). Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis. HarperCollins. ISBN978-0-06-114502-5.

From brooklyneagle.com

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Friday announced that he is moving to vacate open bench warrants related to prostitution and loitering for the purposes of prostitution — charges his office no longer prosecutes. The first batch of 262 warrants dating back to 2012 were vacated last week and their underlying cases were dismissed, with older ones planned for dismissal at a future date.

Gonzalez also called on legislators to repeal the loitering for the purposes of prostitution law and to expunge old prostitution-related convictions.

He said, “I decided to take this action for several reasons: first and most obviously, it doesn’t make sense for someone to have an outstanding warrant for something we no longer prosecute. But beyond that, these warrants have powerful negative consequences for the individual, and they undermine public safety. Because someone with an open warrant is subject to arrest at any time, those engaged in the selling of sex are more likely to be driven underground and be less likely to report abuse or other crimes, which makes both them and others less safe.

“Vacating these warrants and dismissing these cases is consistent with my view that those who engage in these activities need to be offered assistance, not criminally prosecuted. I am also calling on Albany to repeal the law that prohibits what is known as loitering for purposes of prostitution, because of the vagueness of the law, the stark racial inequalities in its enforcement, and the disproportionate harm that enforcement of the law has caused to vulnerable trans women in our community. Additionally, I am asking the legislature to expunge past prostitution convictions so they will not hold people back from opportunities for a better future,” he said.

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Gonzalez said that the Brooklyn DA’s Office does not prosecute those arrested for engaging in prostitution, but rather refers them to services and dismisses their cases. Starting in 2020, when the law mandated that those arrested receive desk appearance ticket with a future court appearance, the office has endeavored to connect them with service providers and dismiss the charges before they even have to appear in court.

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Common services involve therapeutic counseling, medical assistance and checkups, educational services, housing assistance, mental health or substance abuse screening and therapy, and legal assistance with immigration, children’s services or Family Court issues.

Of the 262 warrants vacated this week, 183 pertain to cases with a top count of prostitution (PL 230.00) and 79 with loitering for the purposes of prostitution (PL 240.37). Individuals subject to these warrants failed to appear in court during the pendency of their cases, making them subject to a mandatory arrest if they come into contact with law enforcement.

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There are about 850 additional warrants dating back from 2011 to the 1970s that are archived and cannot be currently accessed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They will be dismissed at the earliest possible time, and any arrests made on those warrants will not be prosecuted.