Month: January 2012
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Former HPD Commissioner to Head CPC, Domino Developer
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120110/REAL_ESTATE/120119991/1072
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C. P. H. Gilbert – The Permastone Years
705 and 707 Willoughby Avenue Architect: C. P. H. Gilbert?, 1885 Photo: via PropertyShark Chris Gray and his Streetscapes column were back in Brooklyn this week, profiling one of the great architects of the Gilded Age. Much of Gilbert’s early work was done in the Park Slope area, but his first Brooklyn commission may have…
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The East River Ferry App (and Surcharge?)
The East River Ferry giveth, and the East River Ferry (maybe) taketh away. NY Waterway has released an app that lets you but tickets on the iPhone/iPad (no word on apps for Android or other mobile devices). The app free, though obviously the tickets aren’t. In addition to buying tickets and checking schedules, the app…
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The Hot Seat: Laura Treciokas
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/01/the-hot-seat-laura-treciokas/#more-79073
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Scottish Scientists Re-create 100-Year-Old Whisky
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-01/how-scottish-scientists-re-created-hundred-year-old-whisky
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Brooklyn History Photo of the Week
Clinton Avenue at Fulton Street March, 1888 Photo: A. A. Martense via BHS. This photo, taken on Clinton Avenue at Fulton Street in March 1888 comes via the Brooklyn Historical Society’s blog. BHS has the full details, but what I like about the photo is the signage on the side of the building: trusses, crutches,…
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Skee-Ball Manufacturer Sues Williamsburg Skee-Ball Bar Full Circle
http://gothamist.com/2012/01/03/skeeball_sues_full_circle.php
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Judge Grants Injunction on Broadway Triangle
State Supreme Court Judge Emily Goodman has granted a preliminary injunction that bars the City from moving forward with the development of affordable housing in the Broadway Triangle area. The suit, brought by the NY Civil Liberties Union, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady and the Broadway Triangle Community Coalition, alleges…
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Fatty ‘Cue Williamsburg Closed (But Not for Good)
http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2012/01/fatty-cue-williamsburg-closing-renovation.html
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Bike Lane Plan on Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120101/REAL_ESTATE/301019987/1042&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA7pOB-ARIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=yyLU_fnBig4&usg=AFQjCNF-yO15cTO07C7tJ3lEb4sOVGYEBg