Month: June 2011
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Crown Vic
Interesting item on CB1’s crowded liquor license agenda this month – an application for a bar at 60 South 2nd Street, to be called Crown Victoria. A bar, on a list of 34 bars and restaurants (it was a quiet month), is not that interesting. But the location is – this is a site that…
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Why Brooklyn Lives Up To The Hype
Gothamist has a sure-to-linked-to (and debated) list of 100 reasons why Brooklyn lives up to the hype. We do seem to be living in a moment of Brooklyn triumphalism, so it’s to be expected there’s a backlash against Brooklyn’s hyped hip cachet. But what’s remarkable is that as overhyped and overmarketed as Brooklyn gets, it…
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Lesbians, Gays, Firemen & Teachers
This evening, teachers were spared layoffs, firehouses were saved from closure, and gays and lesbians were given the right to marry. Not bad for a day’s work, New York.
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Bushwick Creek, The Movie
Filmmaker Brian Walsh has made a movie about Bushwick Creek and what lies beneath. The movie was based in part (or maybe inspired by is a better phrase) a blog post I wrote over four years ago, and which was, in turn, inspired by Bob Guskind’s reporting on the “Roebling Oil Field”. Brian’s film is…
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Wednesday is Parking Day at City Council
The City Council’s Transportation Committee is holding a hearing on Wednesday to consider a slew of parking-related bills. One that stands out is Int. 372, sponsored by CM Levin, which would suspend alternate side of the street parking on blocks surrounding a film shoot. So if the orange cones go up, you won’t be stuck…
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Sizing Up the East River Ferry
Like everyone else in the known universe (or so it seems), I’ve been riding the East River Ferry a lot this week. I was a long-time user of the NY Water Taxi, which ran the East River commuter route until the beginning of May1, and I plan on using the ferry when I can to…