Author: Halden
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TONIGHT: Sunset Cocktail Armada
This evening, there is a cocktail boat cruise on the East River Ferry to benefit the Northside Town Hall and a local bar and restaurant owners’ group. Tickets are $125 for three hour cruise (nothing ominous about that!) featuring food and booze from local establishments*, all for a good cause. Details on the event can…
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As Brooklyn Gentrifies, Some Neighborhoods are Left Behind
In its continues discovery of this place called Brooklyn, the Times learns that this is a big, diverse borough that (contra Brian Williams) does not have artisinal cheese on every street. “Here, everything remains the same,” [said Theresa Scavo, chairwoman of CB15 in southern Brooklyn]. “They don’t want Trader Joe’s. They don’t want sidewalks crowded…
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Albest Site Marketed for $27 Million
http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/06/29/deal-is-close-for-27m-williamsburg-site-where-hotel-could-rise/
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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…