Month: June 2007
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This is Fantastic News
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is the latest (and biggest) organization to sign on in support of preserving Brooklyn’s industrial heritage.
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Quadriad Reprieve
Last night, Brooklyn’s Community Board #1 voted to table the proposed resolution in support of the Quadriad project. The motion to table came after it became clear that many Board members did not understand the full scope and impact of the Quadriad plan. Based on the close vote at the Land Use committee last week,…
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Giving Away the Store
Its also not clear how the developer proposes to identify the subdistricts – such as the the ten-block area identified in the Northside – that specifically qualify for the “AF” zoning bonus.2 Such areas would be “selected by City Planning” the developer says, but there is no criteria provided for such selection.3 So in a…
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That sucking sound you hear is New York
Two very different closing announcements, but both indications that New York City is getting less and less like New York City. In Williamsburg, the announcement that Galapagos is moving to Dumbo makes it clear that it is not just residents that are being displaced. Galapagos was only 12 years old, but it in itself represented…