Month: June 2012
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Everybody in the Pool
I’m not prone to hyperbole, so trust me when I say that the refurbished McCarren Park pool is a thing of beauty. Kudos to the NYC Parks, architects Rogers Marvel and restoration architects Jan Hird Pokorny Associates on an amazing renovation. The pool opens to the public for actual swimming Thursday afternoon. Believe me, you…
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Greenpoint’s Boathouse on Troubled Waters
http://brooklynbased.net/email/2012/06/greenpoints-boathouse-on-troubled-waters/
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Once a Staple, Aluminum Awnings Are Losing Their Appeal
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/nyregion/once-a-staple-awnings-are-losing-their-appeal.html?smid=pl-share
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R.I.P. Rainbow Theatre
Rainbow Theatre 167 Graham Avenue Photo: Laguardia Archives via Cinema Treasures This was what the entrance to the Rainbow Theatre on Graham Avenue looked like in 1939. According to Brownstoner, the building is in mid-gut as part of a condo conversion. The 1,746-seat house of the theatre was back along Meserole Street. Like many movie…
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A Skirmish in the War Brunch
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/06/williamsburg-war-on-brunch.html
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Domino Sells
DUMBO-based Two Trees has closed their deal for the Domino sugar refinery site, for what appears to be $185 million ($20 million more than the price that Two Trees supposedly went into the negotiations at). According to the Times, the price increase came after co-owner Isaac Katan made an offer with developers Chetrit Group and…
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Your Guide to a Tour of Decay
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/nyregion/mitch-waxman-tour-guide-to-decay.html?smid=pl-share
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City Reneges on Promised Brooklyn Waterfront Parks
Source: Wall Street Journal I’d been meaning to write a wrap-up post on last week’s City Council hearing on the status of the 2005 rezoning of the Williamsburg & Greenpoint waterfront, including the many articles that led up to the hearing. Happily, the Working Harbor Committee has done that for me – written a concise,…
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Inside the Domino Sugar Refinery
More scenes of abandonment and decay – this time from the aptly title Abandoned NYC blog (via Business Insider, of all places). Raw Sugar Warehouse, interior Photo: Abandoned NYC