Domino Site Should Become A ‘Tate Modern,’ Artists Say
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A group of Brooklyn artists are calling on a developer to change its plans for the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg, pushing for the creation of a cultural complex similar to London’s Tate Modern art museum.
The development company, Community Preservation Corporation Resources, is planning an expansive 2,400-unit complex of housing at the Brooklyn site, a series of apartment towers that would surround the giant red brick factory. The proposal, which has its first public hearing tonight, has attracted the attention of preservationists, who last month successfully fought to give the one-time sugar refinery a protective landmark designation.
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