Month: April 2007
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The Finger Building Gets Dressed
After years of (rightfully) fighting against the context-busting Finger Building, it will be interesting to see what the (chopped off) finished product looks like. Soon, perhaps – the building is getting its skin on. And that skin is a terra-cotta rain screen, from the looks of it, though its not clear what happens between the…
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Which Williamsburg Building is Uglier? You Decide
They’re both pretty awful, and they are both proof that scale and materials ≠ context.
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LPC to Calendar Cluster of Greenpoint Buildings
A good start. One of the beautiful things about this designation – if it happens – is that provides a balance to the neighboring Greenpoint Historic District. The Eberhard Factory factory, along with the dozens of other factories, shipyards, refineries, etc. throughout Greenpoint provided the capital that paid the salaries of the managers who lived…
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Waterlogged
GowanusLounge has some interesting maps up, showing the vulnerable areas of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Not surprisingly, an understanding of historical geography helps to make sense of it all. Obviously, the coastal blocks are all inundated in a Cat1 storm or higher. But upland, the effects are different block by block. The area immediately around the…
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Quadriad: Still waiting
Quadriad controls the vacant lot in the foreground, but not the skeleton beyond. (Photo: rsguskind) Quadriad was back at Community Board #1 last night, but that’s about the only news. When Henry Wollman of Quadriad met with CB1’s Land Use committee in early March, he promised to bring a full presentation to the Board. Last…
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Giving away the firehouse
The City Planning Commission voted yesterday to allow the City to sell a number of firehouses – including our own Engine 212 – with no strings attached. The Community Board, Councilmember Yassky and local activists have pushed hard to keep these buildings be preserved and remain a part of the community – either as firehouses,…
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Out of Plumb on Metropolitan
Over at 349 Metropolitan Avenue (between Roebling & Havemeyer), things are looking a little out of plumb.
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Bushwick Open Studio
Arts in Bushwick is accepting registrations for artists wanting to participate in the Bushwick Open Studio and Arts Festival, the weekend of June 1 to 3. Bushwick is Beautiful has more.