Month: March 2009
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Biker Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver
http://www.1010wins.com/Biker-Killed-by-Alleged-Drunk-Driver-in-Brooklyn/3980507
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Rezoning Greenpoint & Williamsburg
At its March 2nd meeting, the City Planning Commission voted to certify the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Contextual Rezoning. This rezoning seeks to preserve the character of 175 blocks in Greenpoint and Williamsburg by introducing height limits and introducing some areas of inclusionary (affordable) housing. The contextual rezoning was originally proposed by Councilmembers Yassky and Reyna during the…
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Tighter Fannie Mae Lending Rules Threaten Developers
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090306/FREE/903069977
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Gowanus Lounge is Back (Online)
Opened Twitter this morning and saw the usual flood of auto-links from Gowanus Lounge. It almost made yesterday seem like a bad dream – it looks as though someone got GL back online, with Bob’s last posts up, which is what generated the auto-tweets. I hope that something will be done to archive Bob’s work…
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Bob Guskind
Photo: Miss Heather I just read about the death of Bob Guskind. Like most people, I am at a loss for words. Bob was a passionate, tireless, dedicated reporter on Brooklyn and everything that has been happening to it. I will miss him. More (and more eloquent) tributes can be found at the following (the…
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Developer Blight: Domino
When you own 7 blocks of street frontage, shoveling your sidewalk can be a chore. Still, 48 hours after the last snow flake hit Kent Avenue, the New Domino has only cleared one block of sidewalk. Which means there is a huge stretch of Kent Avenue where pedestrians have to choose between walking on an…
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The Price of Tomatoes
http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2009/03/politics-of-the-plate-the-price-of-tomatoes
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General Mill Retro Cereal Boxes
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2009/02/general-mills-retro-cereal-boxes.html