Month: April 2009
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Kent Solution in the Works?
In the past week or two, there has been a petition circulating in the neighborhood opposing turning Wythe Avenue into a truck route – a solution first proposed here. Is DOT up to something constructive? Maybe – if so, hopefully they are doing it right this time. Running Kent Avenue one way makes a lot…
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Free Rialto Vacation
I love the smell of desperation in the morning. And things must be getting mighty desperate at the Rialto1, the Gene Kaufman designed “carriage house conversion”2 that runs through the block from North 5th to North Streets, just east of Bedford. If you are really interested, the Developers Group has the details here. But if…
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Blight Me: 538 Union
Sunday was a nice day for a jog, provided you didn’t have run by the corner of Union and Withers. That is the location of 538 Union Avenue, and its construction fence from hell. If you look carefully between the runners, you can see that the owners have managed to drive piles on the site,…
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Guskind Memorial
Bob Guskind’s memorial was held this afternoon at the Brooklyn Lyceum. There was a very nice turnout, and it was a very nice event. I was glad to meet a lot of people I have only known virtually, and I was particularly glad to meet Bob’s wife Olivia, of whom I heard much from Bob.…
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Dan Squadron Honors Bob Guskind
http://www.gowanuslounge.com/2009/04/02/bob-guskind-honored-in-new-york-state-legislature/
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Wiliamsburg Walks Is Back
Yes, Williamsburg Walks will be back this summer – every weekend in June and July. The first weekend will coincide with the L Magazine’s Northside Festival. NAG (the organizer of Williamsburg Walks) is holding an informational meeting on 27 April.
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North Brooklyn Story Project Benefit Concert
April 28th at Union Pool, the North Brooklyn Story Project will be hosting a benefit concert to help raise funds for their oral history project. The line up includes The Blue Album Group, Rebecca Schiffman, and The Roulettes. Williamsburg is Dead has the full run down.
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Movie Moratorium in South Williamsburg
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/13/32_13_bm_film_permits.html
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Partial Building Collapse on Division Avenue
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10114338&nav=4QcS