Some Landmark Signs Miss The Mark

Is the corner of Kane and Henry streets Cobble Hill? What about the corner of Court and Degraw streets?

Well, of course those intersections are in Cobble Hill.

But the street signs say otherwise; they say you're in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

"That's an absolute error," said Roy Sloane, President of the Cobble Hill Association after hearing about the signs. "We would definitely like to have those corrected."

The Cobble Hill Historic District was first given landmark status by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1965, and was later extended in 1988.

Residents would like to see the signs replaced.

"Ideally, yes, they should fix it. It should be accurate," said Ann Conner, a resident for 35 years. "But there's also real stuff: police, fires, lunch for the elderly."

Another resident, Joanne Walter, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 30 years, was ambivalent.

"I know where I live," she said.

Lisi de Bourbon, spokesperson for the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission said the "terra cotta historic district street signs" are funded by the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation, a non-profit organization, and neighborhood organizations.

de Bourbon said Landmarks would handle the issue.

"We will notify as soon as possible the relevant group/s in the Cobble Hill Historic District about the mislabeled signs and determine whether they want to replace them," she said.

"We'll pursue this," said Sloane.