Month: March 2011
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What’s Going on at 65 Commercial?
A few weeks ago, all of the powers that be in North Brooklyn seemed to be aligned behind a single vision – getting the MTA to live up to its commitment to get out of 65 Commercial Street. Now, any deal to turn 65 Commercial seems about to founder on the rocks. Photo: Queens Ledger…
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400 McGuinness – Back to a Shelter
So that rumor going around about a Federal prisons halfway house at 400 McGuinness Boulevard? Unfounded. Turns out, it is back to being a (potential) homeless shelter. The Bowery Residents Committee, a Manhattan-based housing and homeless services group, is proposing to put a 200-bed shelter into 400 McGuinness. BRC does not provide any details as…
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Straw Men on 10-Speeds
Chaban (as usual) nails it – this time on the bike lanes as proxy in a culture war. Four of [NYC’s] boroughs have the worst commute times in the country, according to the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, MetroCards have surpassed $100 a month as service is curtailed. Bridge tolls have jumped to boot. And yet here…
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400 McGuinness – Now a Federal Case??
Remember the homeless shelter that was supposed to go into 400 McGuinness? Help USA, the group was going to run it, told the city that it was backing out. So no homeless shelter in Greenpoint. Problem solved, right? Well not if the latest rumor from tonight’s Community Board 1 meeting is true. Apparently, the site…
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The Northside Gets a Supermarket
The Northside is getting its first supermarket. OK, technically, the Northside has a supermarket in Tops on the Waterfront. But as endearing (and enduring) as Tops is, there’s nothing “super” about it, even grading on the curve that is NYC supermarkets. Maybe “Williamsburg Food Town” won’t be a proper supermarket either. It might be a…