Month: December 2007
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Stupid Rules
From the Times, we learn that the Health Department is just now figuring out that when the cat’s away, the mice will play. Years ago, I worked in a bar in Manhattan (one that did not serve food). The Health Department cited us for having a cat – multiple times. So rather than keep racking…
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Call 911?
If 311 isn’t getting results, your building is moving and cracks are developing, it might be wise to call 911. You might want to get your possessions in order first, though, as its quite possible that when the DOB engineers finally do show up, you’ll have about 5 minutes to vacate. Yes, this is seriously…
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Water Taxi to Suspend Service
Original photo: Gowanus Lounge The New York Water Taxi notified its customers today that is suspending East River service effective 1 January 2008. Commuter service will not resume until 1 May 2008. In a flyer handed out to patrons this evening, NYWT cited noted that it “broke even during the spring, summer and fall when…
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Beauty Pageant
Photo: sps The Landmarks Preservation Commission officially designated [pdf] the Dumbo historic today. Coming in the final LPC hearing of the year, this closes out what has turned out to be a banner year for the oft-maligned industrial heritage of the city. In addition to this designation, LPC has also designated the Domino Sugar Refinery,…
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Traffic Lights
Also noted by i’mnotsaying, the City is installing a traffic light at Bedford and North 6th. That will make two lights in a row, one at North 6th and one at North 7th. New traffic lights are also going up at Driggs and North 6th (also creating two lights in a row), Bedford and North…
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Great Northside Piers Photo Set
i’mnotsaying has an incredible photo set from behind the construction fence at Northside Piers. In addition to this shot, there is a great shot of NP and the Austin, Nichols building. There is also ample evidence that there is an esplanade under construction (or at least the bulkhead for an esplanade). (via Curbed)
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A Greenpoint Fan
Jason Sheftell, writing in the Daily News: I’m not a Williamsburg fan. I think it’s a failed living experiment where the community board, the city and real estate developers poorly anticipated the area’s potential and rushed to build as opposed to carefully thinking out what to build. Some of the new construction condominiums are so…
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The Right Height
Miss Heather thinks the new Karl Fischer building on Bedford and South 4th is too tall – in fact its (probably) about right – but its a lot taller than Heather thinks. While the rendering leads one to believe this is a 3 or 4 story building, its actually 5 or 6 very tall stories.…
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Someone Reads Report Cards
Via GowanusLounge, it looks that school grading is beginning to have an effect. Wonder if “John” is zoned for 84 or 17?