Month: May 2009
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May 19: Council Debate
Tomorrow evening (May 19th) New Kings Democrats is hosting a debate for the open seat in the 33rd Council District. In case you haven’t been paying attention (and you should be) Councilmember David Yassky is not running for reelection (he’s running for Comptroller). As of today, there are seven candidates looking to fill Yassky’s seat…
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OSA: Here’s Your Parks
Photo: NAG We were out of town for the weekend, so missed Saturday’s “Where’s My Park? Day” event (and the relatively nice weather – we were fogged in on Saturday). But as NAG reports, not only was the event was a success, but there is progress to show for it. Stephanie Thayer of Parks (and…
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Photo of the Day: Wrong Way
Grand Street, Spring 2009 Photo: Grifforama via brooklyn11211 flickr pool Our inaugural photo pool entry, thanks to Grifforama. I guess if you own a car this fantastic, you get to park it backwards.
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Almost a Park: Transmitter Park
So let’s see if we can end parks week on a (slightly) up note, by highlighting some of the good news out there. Transmitter Park, original (2008) design. Image via Newyorkshitty First off, Transmitter Park, which is slated to go in at the former WNYC transmitter site at the foot of Greenpoint Avenue. The property…
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brooklyn11211 flickr Photo Pool
Because a blog can never have enough photos of Brooklyn, I’ve created a brooklyn11211 photo pool on flickr. Just click on the link in the masthead portion of this page (or this link here), join the group and upload your photos. Impress me.
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What’s Wrong With Franklin Street?
Photo: vidiot on flickr Jeremiah takes a walk down Franklin Street and doesn’t exactly like what he sees. Things like “outdoor cafes packed with wafer-thin women cradling chihuahuas in their laps, bars with clever names, ‘craft brew’ beer stores [where is that?], and coffee shops filled with bearded men peering at Mac laptops through chalk-white…
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‘Historic’ Day for W’Burg’s Fillmore Place
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/19/32_19_mm_fillmore_place.html
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Not a Park: Where’s My Park? Day
When I sat down Sunday evening to write about the state of the Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning four years down the line, I did not intend for this week to turn into North Brooklyn Parks & Recreation week. But it has, so let’s just go with the flow. Because as it turns out, this is quite the…