Month: March 2010
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Montagues and Capulets of Brooklyn Development
The Observer’s Eliot Brown has an article out today about the warring factions on either side of the Rose Plaza rezoning. The basic thesis of the article is that the objections to the rezoning are all about politics and nothing about land use – that developer Isack Rosenberg just wants “to do the same to…
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St. Paul’s on Path to Landmark Designation
Aerial view of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church The Sunday School is the to the left in the photo and the rectory to the right Photo: Brooklyn Public Library Last week, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held one of its designation hearing days. The day included public hearings for two Coney Island landmarks, the Shore Theatre…
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112 North 6th Street Followup
In the Brooklyn Paper, Aaron Short has this quote from one of the few legal tenants in the building: “It’s horrible!” said Ralph De La Rosa of Go Yoga, which occupies a first-floor business space. “The city should be doing something else instead of vacating them in this way.” Let’s review, shall we. This is…
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Illegal Hostel at 112 North 6th Closed Down
There seems to be a trend developing. Just the other day, Miss Heather reported on a potentially illegal hostel operating (or about to operate) out of a former glove factory at 300 Graham Avenue. A few minutes ago, I received a press release from Assemblyman Joe Lentol’s office saying that another illegal hostel – this…
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Without Transit Improvements, NYC Growth Will Stagnate
Over at the Huffington Post, John Petro looks at the transit impacts of the “New Domino”: It is estimated that an underground parking space in New York City costs between $30,000 and $50,000. Even at the lower estimate, that’s $50 million dollars that the developer plans to spend building underground parking. What if instead of…
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New York’s Ten Worst Landlords
http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-03-16/news/new-york-s-ten-worst-landlords/
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Levin Sour on Domino
This is a potential game-changer: On behalf of Council Member Stephen Levin, I want to thank the Borough President for giving me the opportunity to testify today on CPC’s proposal for the Domino Sugar site. Council Member Levin would like to express his full support for Community Board One’s recent recommendation of Disapproval with Modifications…