GOWANUS — The state recommended Thursday that the city dig deeper
into the soil of a proposed Gowanus pre-kindergarten site that may hold
the remains of slaves and Revolutionary War soldiers.
On Thursday, the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation sent the city's School Construction Authority a letter
revealing it had discovered traces of a 19th century cistern and well
during a recent survey. It now recommends the agency excavate further at
the Ninth Street lot, a Department of Education official said Friday.
It is now up to the city to decide if it will follow the the state's recommendation.
"We cannot desecrate this burial ground," state Sen. Jesse Hamilton said
at a Thursday press conference held on the matter before the public
learned of the state's new stance. "I know we need to build a school to
alleviate overcrowding, but we can’t build a school on a foundation of
ignorance."
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Source: dnainfo.com
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