The landmarked 164-year-old wood house at 69 Vanderbilt Avenue has been demolished by the city after the Department of Buildings declared it unsafe. Community activists had rallied to save the home, which was actually occupied until recently, but apparently it was too far gone. "Safety had to trump preservation," admitted a director at Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, which had fought against the demolition. [DNAinfo; previously]
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