Month: July 2008
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New York Construction Boosts US Housing
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f18b94ee-53fe-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
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Building Brooklyn Awards 2008
Its that time of year again. Time once again for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to honor the best architecture of the borough with its Building Brooklyn Awards. And once again, north Brooklyn gets the short end of the stick. Yes, once again, not a single project in Greenpoint or Williamsburg was deemed worthy of…
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Finger Postponed?
It appears that that whole moment-of-truth thing might have been a tad premature. I just learned that the owner’s attorney’s have requested a one-week adjournment. No word yet on BSA’s response to the request. Developing, as they say.
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Williamsburg Lament
http://curbed.com/archives/2008/07/15/williamsburg_lament_hey_who_moved_my_bridge.php
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Williamsburg Walks This Weekend
For those unaware, Bedford Ave between Metropolitan Avenue and North 9th street will be open as a pedestrian mall from noon to 7pm for the next four Saturdays (July 19th, 26th, August 2nd & 9th) as an experiment in re-imagining the use of public space in the neighborhood. Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) is…
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Water Taxi Returns
NY WATER TAXI Photo:Cassandra Also while I was away, the Water Taxi returned to Shaefer Landing – finally! Months late, and more than half a year after the initial “seasonal” shutdown, service was finally restored to the full East River route on the 7th. And today, I enjoyed my first summer evening ride up the…
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Rangel Will Give Up One Rent-Stabilized Apartment
http://gothamist.com/2008/07/15/rangel_will_give_up_one_rentstabili.php
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Mobil Gone
No Gas. The last post, in particular Will Femia’s photo, reminds me that Mobil sign in Will’s photo is no more. Above is a picture I took on 1 July, showing the new chain link fence and the decapitated Mobil sign. The sign itself was lay in the parking lot, freshly cut, the day I…
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Finger Hearing 22 July
144 North 8th Street (aka The Finger Building) Photo: A Test of Will The moment of truth for the Finger Building may finally be at hand. On 22 July, the Board of Standard and Appeals will hear an appeal by community residents on the BSA’s previous decision to allow the construction of the building to…
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Urban Green Needs a Dictionary, Too
Pretty soon, the marketers are just going to run out of words. Case in point – Urban Green (as far as I can tell, not a “green” project), which is the new development going up on North 5th and North 6th between Bedford and Berry. The broker’s website includes the requisite “Neighborhood” tab, which describes…