Month: January 2011
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Marshall’s and CVS on Bedford Avenue?
242 Bedford Avenue Photo: The Real Deal The Real Deal has an article saying that discount clothing retailer Marshall’s and drugstore may be coming to Bedford Avenue. The location in question is 242 Bedford Avenue, the rusted hulk at the corner of Bedford and North 4th. According to the Real Deal, the owners of the…
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Elevator Rapist Loose in Williamsburg
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/01/elevator_rapist.php
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The Greatest Building in NYC (Hint: It’s Not in Williamsburg)
New York magazine’s latest issue is all about “the Greatest New York ______“, and one of the categories is the greatest New York building. A panel of architectural luminaries had this to say: Q: Do you thing that anything new could ever compete with Grand Central for the title of best building? [Winka] Dubbeldam: Sometimes…
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Jason Denton Continuing Manhattan’s Expansion to Williamsburg
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2011/01/jason_denton_co.php
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Sanitation Department’s Snow Melting Project Hurts Williamsburg Businesses
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2011/01/04/2011-01-04_snow_melting_project_hurts_wburg_business__traffic.html
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It’s a Flash Artisanal Market!
OK, you’ve no doubt seen this already, but Brian Williams’ epic takedown of the Times (and Brooklyn) is worth another view.
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NYC Murders Up 13% in 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/03/AR2011010304275.html
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Promoters Scramble as Masons’ Liquor License Yanked
http://bushwickbk.com/2011/01/03/promoters-scramble-as-masons-liquor-yanked/
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Place Hacking: 2010 in Retrospect
Absolutely stunning photographs, absolutely insane urban archaeology.