Month: July 2010
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Another Housing Fight in Brooklyn
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/07/another-housing-fight-in-brook.html
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Verdict Still Out on Loft Law’s Effects
http://bushwickbk.com/2010/07/09/verdict-still-out-on-loft-laws-effects/
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Williamsburg’s ‘First Wave’ Restaurants
Inspired by the closing of Relish, Eater looks at eight neighborhood restaurants that are no longer. I’m not sure that I would include Coney’s among the first-wave Williamsburg restaurants, and Bonita only counts if you’re looking at Southside pioneers (2002 is way too late for “first wave”, no?). Still, some great old neighborhood restaurants, including…
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Time for the Beast to Take Another Nap
http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2010/07/relishs_owner_you_gotta_sleep.html?e=grubstreet–20100723
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Did Gothamist Stumble Upon the New JellyNYC Outdoor Venue?
http://gothamist.com/2010/07/09/more_free_waterfront_shows.php
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It’s ‘Hollywood on the East River’ for Kedem Winery Site
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/28/wb_ac_soundstage_2010_07_09_bk.html
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Amid Warehouses, Gourmet Sandwiches, Yoga Classes and Yarn
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/nyregion/03metjournal.html
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Fire at 80 Devoe Street
http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/investigation-underway-at-williamsburg-apartment-fire-at-80-devoe-street
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Lentol Sponsors Legislation to Close Radiac
Joe Lentol is sponsoring legislation to outlaw the siting of radioactive storage facilities within 1,500′ of schools. This legislation – inspired by Luis Garden Acosta’s “toxic-free school zone” idea – would force Radiac, located at the corner of Kent and Grand, to cease radioactive waste storage. (As Luis says, if we can have drug-free school…