Month: April 2011
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More on Hope
Rami Metal, Councilman Steve Levin’s Williamsburg & Greenpoint rep, posted the following to the CB1 Info mailing list: Some of you may already be aware of this but for those who are not I am deeply saddened to say that Hope Reichbach, our communications director, died yesterday. We are unbelievably shaken and saddened by her…
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Hope Reichbach
This is sad beyond words. Hope Reichbach was found dead in her Boerum Hill apartment yesterday afternoon. She was a wonderful young woman and a positive force in her community and mine. Gatemouth and FiPS have some very nice remembrances, as do the commenters at this Brooklyn Paper article. My condolences to her family, friends…
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Rough Homecoming for a Washington Lawmaker
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/rough-homecoming-for-a-washington-lawmaker/
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Barcade Goes Regional
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/04/22/for-arcades-survival-now-hinges-on-alcohol/?mod=WSJBlog
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A Better Look at Triangle Court
Triangle Court (proposed) Architect: KOH Architecture Photo: KOH Architecture via Curbed Yesterday, Curbed posted a better image of Triangle Court. Here it is in all it’s glory. The building will occupy the former gas station site on the western half of the triangle formed by Grand, Keap and Borinquen. The future of the rest of…
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City Sues Gutman Over Street-Blocking Fence
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/16/wb_noblefencesuit_2011_04_22_bk.html
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First Look at Triangle Court
Triangle Court, proposed design Architect: KOH Architecture Photo: nycmayorsoffice Via Azi Paybarah, I came across this photo on the Mayor’s flickr stream (and also learned that the Mayor had a flickr stream). Azi (and others) seem to be interested in the political ramifications of the photo (that’s Vito Lopez’s head cropped out at the top…
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For Whom The Bells Toll
They toll for no one, actually. As NY Shitty reports, the bells at St. Anthony of Padua on Manhattan Avenue have been silent for some weeks now. According to the church, the mechanism to operate the bells is in need of repairs, to the tune of $10,000 to $25,000. To fund the repairs, they are…
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Braving Mockery over Moratorium
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2011/04/1855371/williamsburg-community-board-braves-mockery-over-unenforceable-morat