Fulton Street (Brooklyn)

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Fulton Street, named after Robert Fulton, is a long east–west street in northern Brooklyn, New York City. A street of the same name in Manhattan was linked to this street by Fulton with his steam ferries.

This street begins at the intersection of Adams Street and Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights. For a hundred years before the Fulton Ferry monopoly, Fulton Street was the Ferry Road through Jamaica Pass and, in the centuries before any ferry service, Indian path to the Hempstead Plains. It began at the Fulton Ferry Landing and climbed south through Brooklyn Heights past City Hall to where it now begins at Adams Street. Part of the original Fulton Street survives as Old Fulton Street in Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO and Cadman Plaza West. The segment of Fulton Street that traveled past Borough Hall has been turned into a pedestrian esplanade.

Tourists who visit the neighborhood are attracted due to its unique culture, community, and historic architecture. Fulton Street Mall has various measures of safety and security for visitors so they can feel safe. The area has openings of new hotels, retail stores, restaurants and bars to help grab the attention of many visitors from places all around.

Route

Pedestrian street leading to Old Fulton Street

The initial segment of Fulton Street as it exists today is the Fulton Mall between Adams Street and Flatbush Avenue. East of Flatbush Avenue, Fulton Street becomes a major artery of Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. At Franklin Avenue, Fulton Street then becomes the signature street of Bedford–Stuyvesant. At Broadway Junction in East New York, the street is interrupted by the intersection of Broadway and Jamaica Avenue, but continues on the other side as a one-way residential street through East New York and Cypress Hills until Norwood Avenue, once again as a two-way street reaching the Queens border at Elderts Lane in Woodhaven, Queens. There it becomes 91st Avenue, which continues until 84th Street in Queens.

The elevated BMT Fulton Street Line used to run over Fulton Street. The New York City Subway's IND Fulton Street subway line (A and ​C trains) has replaced it east of Washington Avenue. The BMT Jamaica Line (J and ​Z trains) runs above Fulton Street between Broadway Junction and Crescent Street.

On March 10, 2005, Fulton Street was co-named Harriet Ross Tubman Avenue along most of its length from Rockaway Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant to Elm Place in Downtown Brooklyn, on the anniversary of the death of the ex-slave and abolitionist, which has been designated "Harriet Tubman Day of Commemoration" in New York State.

Fulton Mall

This article is about the Fulton Mall in Brooklyn. For the street in Fresno, see Fulton Mall (Fresno).
Fulton Mall in 2006

Fulton Mall is a pedestrian street and transit mall in Downtown Brooklyn that runs on Fulton Street between Flatbush Avenue and Adams Street. Fulton Mall is home to over 230 stores[1] and includes major retailers such as Macy's – which was originally Abraham & Straus's flagship store – H&M, Gap, GameStop, RadioShack, Payless ShoeSource, Foot Locker, Modell's Sporting Goods, and Finish Line. The Fulton Mall Improvement Association[2] is the local business improvement district. According to Fulton Mall Improvement Association, the Fulton Mall area welcome more than 100,000 visitors a day.[citation needed] Fulton Mall contains dedicated bus lanes; for the mall's length, only buses, commercial vehicles, local truck deliveries, and emergency vehicles are allowed to use the street. (The only other busways are for the Select Bus Service.)

Abraham & Straus later became the new Macy's store, located at 422 Fulton Street. This building was built in 1933 and the design is Art Deco, designed by Starrett & Van Vleck.[3] The Macy's building was formerly the showroom for the W.C. Vosburgh Mfg. Co.[4]

Architect Lee Harris Pomeroy redesigned the mall in the early 1980s: he designed street furniture and equipment for the project including large, free-standing canopies, vendors’ kiosks, directory and telephone kiosks; and high mast lighting.[5]

The graphics program, which he also designed for the project, consists of informational, directional and street signage. The Mall had been in operation since the 1970s, but Pomeroy's renovation was completed in 1984; the project was awarded an Albert S. Bard Award from the City Club of New York.

Numerous subway services (the A, ​C​, F, <F>​​, N, R, and ​W trains at Jay Street – MetroTech; the B, ​D, ​N, ​Q, ​R, and ​W trains at DeKalb Avenue; the A, ​C​, and G trains at Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets; and the 2, ​3, ​4, and ​5 trains at Nevins Street and Hoyt Street) and bus lines service the Fulton Mall area.[6][7] The Fulton Mall area is New York City's third largest commercial center after Herald Square and a stretch of Madison Avenue.[8] The mall has attracted major investments from prominent Brooklyn retail real estate developers such as Stanley Chera, Albert Laboz, Joseph Jemal, and Eli Gindi.[9][10][11]

The Fulton Mall has spurred additional commercial development in its immediate vicinity, such as the City Point development.[12]

The Fulton Mall has become the most expensive place to do business in the downtown Brooklyn area.[citation needed] Fulton Street's retail space was $301 per square foot in 2016, and $326 per square foot in 2017.[13][14]

Tourists who visit the neighborhood are attracted due to its unique culture, community, and historic architecture. Fulton Street Mall has various measures of safety and security for visitors so they can feel safe. The area has openings of new hotels, retail stores, restaurants and bars to help grab the attention of many visitors from places all around.

Things To Do

The Fulton Street Mall is a very busy area because of business, people commuting to and from work, construction that is in progress and other physical activity in the area. But what you might not have known about the Fulton Street Mall is the things you can do. Although Fulton Street Mall is well known for its shopping, there are many food places to try within the area that are extremely affordable, places to check out and a lot of history under the pre-existing streets.

Old Historical Architecture

Fulton Street Mall has lots of history under the current existing busy streets and buildings that are still standing while in current use. A few examples of buildings that have been around for a long time are Dime Savings Bank and Abraham & Straus Department Store. These buildings are known for its natural beauty due to materials, design, and style.

The Dime Savings Bank located on 9 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, New York, 11201 was operated from 1859 to 2002. It's former headquarters building was built in 1906 - 1908 and was designed by Mowbrary & Uffinger. The interior of the building has large red marble columns that support the rotunda and gilded Mercury-head dimes. The building style was Revival and during July 19th of 1994 the building was designated as one of New York's landmarks. [15][16]

The Abraham & Straus Department Store located on 422 Fulton Street has come a long way throughout the years and went under a transformation. The building that was recognized as A&S Department Store now goes by its former name Macy's. In 1865 this building use to be a single store that was just siting on the streets of Fulton. Later it was found by Joseph Wechsler and Abraham Ahraham. In 1893, Wechsler decided to sell his ownership to the Straus brothers and the store became known as Abraham & Straus (A&S) Department Store. A&S Department Store operated from 1900 through 1995, and was known to be the 4th most largest department store in the United States. Today, this building which goes by it's former name is undergoing $194 million construction renovation by Tishman Speyer. The new portion of the building will have 10 floors dedicated to Class A office space starting with the fifth floor of the building and up. Macy's will also undergo a renovation of there own. [17]

Shopping and Food

If you have never walked down the streets of Fulton Mall then you might feel as if you are missing out on some fun and excitement. Fulton Mall has a vast variety of shopping you can do and many stores to go into. Some of the many stores include Swarovski, Adidas, Macy's[18], Express Factory Outlet, and Brooklyn Industries[19]. The area has multiple options you can choose to visit, as well as the people who define the area. People who are within the shopping area of the Fulton Mall are friendly and helpful. Also, there is a large option for the many places to eat, whether you are looking for regular fast food and local franchises such as Shake Shack, Burger King, Juniors, and Panda Express, to wanting to go to a mom and pop shop such as Fulton's Hot Dog King. Whether you are looking for a quick bite to grab, or a place to hang out and enjoy there is something for everyone here at the Fulton Street Mall. [20]

References

  1. ^ "Downtown Brooklyn - Fulton Mall Improvement Association". Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ Fulton Mall Improvement Association
  3. ^ blankslate (2014-08-07). "Macy's Downtown Brooklyn has a lot of history". Explore Brooklyn. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. ^ Morris), Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose (2015-04-07). "418-420 Fulton Street, a Handsome and Elegant Showroom for Gas Lighting | Brownstoner". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ^ "Fulton Street Pedestrian Mall & Transitway | Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects". Lhparch.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  6. ^ http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf
  7. ^ "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  8. ^ Berger, Joseph (2013-09-20). "On Fulton Street, Worries About Change". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  9. ^ The Real Deal: "Families plot Fulton Mall face-lift - A parcel-by-parcel look at what the corridor's tight-knit group of owners has in store" By Patrick Egan January 31, 2011
  10. ^ The Real Deal: " Merged Filene’s/Syms coming to Fulton Mall" October 12, 2010
  11. ^ The Real Deal: "Harrison Street buys LIU student housing for $61M By Zachary Kussin] March 28, 2013
  12. ^ "The crazy real estate boom taking over Flatbush Avenue". 6 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Fulton St. Is Now the Most Expensive Place to Do Business in Brooklyn". Brooklyn Magazine. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  14. ^ Berger, Joseph (2013-09-20). "On Fulton Street, Worries About Change". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  15. ^ "The Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  16. ^ "Dime Savings Bank of New York". Wikipedia. 2018-02-24.
  17. ^ "Tishman Speyer Lands $194M Construction Loan for DoBro Macy's Reno". Commercial Observer. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  18. ^ "Macy's Downtown Brooklyn | Explore Brooklyn". explorebk.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  19. ^ "Brooklyn Industries | Explore Brooklyn". explorebk.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  20. ^ "Junior's Restaurant | Explore Brooklyn". explorebk.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.

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