Month: May 2008
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July?
The good news/bad news on the water taxi keeps rolling in. The latest good news (via this press release) is that the City Council is funding a new water taxi service between Far Rockaway and Lower Manhattan, with service starting May 12. On the North Brooklyn front, the City has secured federal funds to build…
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Engine 212 ≠ Luxury Condos
Engine 212 Photo: jUSTINYC This piece of news slipped quietly under the radar. According to the Brooklyn Eagle, NYC’s Economic Development Corporation has awarded the former Engine 212 site to the People’s Firehouse and NAG. The groups will invest an “estimated $1.3 million in the redevelopment of the Wythe Avenue site into the Northside Town…
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Parking Tickets
http://www.vosizneias.com/15470/2008/05/01/new-york-city-bill-to-reduce-parking-fines-for-businesses-under-scrutiny/
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Art on the Pier
http://ny.therealdeal.com/articles/sculpture-headed-for-northside-piers-in-williamsburg
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Lollipop, Lollipop
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/in-the-redesign-the-lollipops-have-stuck-around/
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Fiscal Responsibility
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/opinion/02fri5.html?ex=1367467200&en=4b9a018299b97718&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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Bird Blog
Apropos of the Grand Street retail renaissance I discussed a week or two ago, Brownstoner has started a new renovation blog. This one covers the owners of Bird, who have rented a 2,500 space at 203 Grand Street. So now everyone can follow along as the latest Grand Street success story takes shape.