Author: Halden
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Greenpoint Developer Wants to Build 10 Huge Towers, Giant Bridge
Vernon Avenue Bridge (demolished in 1954) Source: Novelty Theater It’s not exactly new news, but Gothamist has a piece up on the proposed mega-development at the top of Greenpoint. Not news because what’s proposed is exactly what the city approved in the 2005 waterfront rezoning. Aside from the proposed bridge to Hunters Point, the only…
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Leaders Want Bushwick Rezoning So It’s Not the Next Williamsburg
http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/10/12/leaders_want_bushwick_rezoning_so_its_not_the_next_billyburg.php
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Williamsburg Antique Store Owner Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121010/williamsburg/williamsburg-antique-store-owner-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-assault
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No Skating in McCarren Park This Winter
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/41/dtg_mccarrenicerink_2012_10_12_bk.html
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Domino Suit Thrown Out, Paving The Way For Factory’s $180 Million Sale
http://commercialobserver.com/2012/10/domino-suit-thrown-out-paving-the-way-for-factorys-180-million-sale/
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Neil Smith, 1954 – 2012
It has been 10 days since I heard about the death of geographer Neil Smith, and this is the at least the tenth time I have tried to sit down and write something about my old friend. I first met Neil about 28 years ago, when he was a newly-minted assistant professor on the sinking…
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Greenpoint Hospital Redevelopment Plan Flatlines
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/40/dtg_greenpointhospital_2012_10_05_bk.html
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Why You Hate Cyclists
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/09/cyclists_are_annoying_why_you_think_they_re_a_menace_on_two_wheels_.html