Krolewskie Jadlo, Dzipula and Karczma are all owned by the same guy. I had no idea.
Medieval Polish Gourmet at Greenpoint’s Krolewskie Jadlo
Exclusive Reveal For 120 Java Street’s Impending Transformation In Greenpoint, Brooklyn
“The punched windows fit the floor plates without demolishing the facade, and they felt Brooklyn cool.”
Definitely designed from the inside out, this looks absolutely awful. Nothing like the precedent in the Netherlands.
LIVWRK Ventures Into Queens
I didn’t realize LIVWRK was part of the equation at 200 Kent (that which will not be Trader Joe’s).
Brooklyn School Reportedly Blocked Doorways to Prevent Students from Joining ‘Walk Out’
I know a lot of kids at IS 318. I hope this inspires to be more activist.
Big Dev Site along Williamsburg Waterfront Hitting Market
67 Kent Avenue, an almost full-block site across from Bushwick Inlet Park is on the market. This is the former Ko-rec-type factory, where they once made correction tape for typewriters. The Kent Avenue building was originally constructed as the Morrell Meat Packing plant, and the tall windowless tower at the corner of Kent and North 10th was the silo used for meat smoking. This was back when the Northside was a major meatpacking area, second only to Gansevoort.
A History of Transit in NorthBK
Nicely researched history of transit and transportation, with a Greenpoint focus.
The Death and Life of a Great American Building
Fascinating look at the history of the former St. Denis Hotel on East 11th Street. Jeremiah Moss’ attention to the detail of the history of the building (his office, for a short time longer) is exquisite, as is the history that lies behind the banal pink walls. And speaking of exquisite – that staircase!
The Business of Brooklyn: An Amazing History in 20 Artifacts
20 “artifacts” excerpted from BHS’s new The Business of Brooklyn exhibit, including Domino Sugar, Sweet’N Low, Eberhard Faber, Pratt’s Astral Oil works, and Brooklyn Brewery.
Andrew Tarlow Reshuffles His Brooklyn Dining Empire
Diner is 20 years old.
Inn Inching Along
This is bizarre – the Bossert Hotel, which has been under renovation since 2012 – still has no operator. Fën Hotels was chosen as the operator in 2015 but they have no backed out and the developer is now searching for a new operator. The hotel was slated to open in 2013, so it is now delayed by 5 years, with the developer citing vague issues with interior restoration (the building is not an interior landmark, but could have been a good preservation tax credit project).