On of the conditions raised by CB1’s land use committee on the Broadway Triangle vote was over the issue of industrial retention and relocation. The City claims that there will be funds to relocate businesses within the Urban Renewal Area that are ousted (either through buyout or eminent domain). Based on our experience from the Greenpoint/Williamsburg Waterfront Rezoning, there needs to be more. The City should commit serious funds to relocate all businesses in the rezoning area, including those businesses that rent and those that own. Relocation should also be a condition of property acquisition – no acquisition until a suitable new site is located and the business successfully relocated.

Rob Solano, executive director of Churches United For Fair Housing, … promised to bring a larger group of community members to the next community board meeting, on July 14.

That “near riot” at last month’s CB1 meeting probably cost the Coalition a couple of votes at the ULURP committee last week. Maybe even the difference between a thumbs up and a thumbs down. Maybe its time for a change in tactics?

Red states tend to have higher divorce rates, higher teenage birth rates and a higher percentage of people subscribing to online porn. Go figure.

Forgotten NY takes a look around North 4th and Driggs.

I’m going off topic to highlight Greg Hanlon’s Slate debut.

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Aaron Short digs deeper, and the results aren’t pretty.

So says Brooklyn Vegan. The commenters blame “whiny neighbors”, but truth to be told, I’ve heard no whining since the place “reopened” in February. Is it possible the place just plain failed?