Month: May 2008
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Big Brown’s Greenpoint Roots
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051603732.html
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ESPO the Fulbright Scholar
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/nyregion/29graffiti.html?ex=1369713600&en=525111660d55a2c1&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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G Train Rally
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/nyregion/23nyc.html?ex=1369281600&en=062106025bc7fe0c&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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84% of Self-certified Plans Flawed
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05252008/news/regionalnews/report_bares_construction_site_crisis_112485.htm
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Walkscore
Walkscore is a pretty nifty website that calculates how “walkable” your neighborhood is. On a scale of 0 to 100, I come out as an 88 – not really a surprise, given that we are in the middle of New York City (my office gets a 100, but most of the places I could walk…
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Fat City
People in Williamsburg and Bushwick are, on average, more overweight and more obese than the citywide population. This has resulted in much snark on the interweb about skinny hipsters, but the problem is real, and likely tied in to the socioeconomic realities of our neighborhoods. The report, “Keeping Track of New York City’s Children”, was…
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Ognibene Not Duped By Global Warming
http://www.gothamgazette.com/blogs/wonkster/2008/05/22/ognibene-not-duped-by-global-warming/
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Check Your Bag?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/business/22air.html?ex=1369108800&en=175643ce722500ed&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink