Month: September 2007
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Industrial Redevelopment on McKibbin Street
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center does great work. Their latest project is further proof that industry is alive and well in north Brooklyn (and could be even better off with a modern industrial policy).
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8 Sept: City Reliquary “Tribute to Our City”
The always fun and informative City Reliquary is sponsoring its 4th annual Tribute to Our City this weekend. From Reliquary President Dave Herman: Ladies and Gentlemen, The City Reliquary Museum invites you to… The 4th Annual Tribue to Our City This Saturday September 8th, 2007 12-6PM on Havemeyer Street between Grand & Hope Sts. A…
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It Is Illegal to Get This High
144 North 8th Street (aka The Finger Building) Photo: A Test of Will Remember all those buildings that were grandfathered under the old zoning – it turns out that they only had 2 years to complete work, after which time their DOB permits expired. That two years was up in May, 2007. And because the…
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More Bike Parking
Photo: Otomi In a follow-up to the historic bicycle parking peninsula at Bedford and North 7th, NYC DOT is now proposing 5 additional bike parking peninsula in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. The Bedford/N7 site is the first time the city has taken away automobile parking to create bicycle parking – and these five sites will do…
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Move it or lose it
“Derelict” in the city’s eyes A while back, we noted the City’s recent crackdown on illegal sidewalk parking of motorcycles and scooters. Since then, we’ve heard first-hand a tale of woe that anyone on two wheels should take note of. After multiple incidents of having his vintage Norton knocked over on the streets of Tribeca,…
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Gowanus Nursery
Gowanus Lounge first put out the news about the impending dislocation of the Gowanus Nursery. The nursery is currently in Red Hook, on a street that may be rezoned for residential use. If it does get rezoned, expect them to be out of a home at about the time you’ll be looking for plants for…