Author: Halden
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Retail Rumor: Apple Still Not Coming to Williamsburg
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/51/wb_salvationarmy_2010_12_17_bk.html
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Duane Reade – Oh Noes!
Oh great, now the Guardian (UK) is on the Duane Reade story. Must be news. Give me a break. It’s not news. It’s a drugstore. A shiny new, clean and characterless drugstore (I never thought I would use the words “shiny”, “clean” or “characterless” in describing a Duane Reade, but there you go). The second…
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Post #500
As you might have noticed, things have been quieter than usual around here. In addition to a flood of work, a busy semester and a lot of local activity, my Movable Type installation went haywire on me a couple of months ago. Unfortunately, MT support has declined to almost nil (at least for semi-pro bloggers…
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Ark Restaurant Coming to the Edge
According the Wall Street Journal (but behind a pay wall), Manhattan-based Ark Restaurants is going to be opening a new eatery at the Edge’s waterfront-side retail space. Ark operates 9 establishments across the river, including Bryant Park Grill. The 7,000 sf restaurant would be the first to open on the waterfront (two restaurants are already…
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Shuttered Greenpoint Nightclub to Become Artist’s Private Lair
http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/12/08/shuttered_greenpoint_nightclub_to_become_artists_private_lair.php
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Queens, Brooklyn to Enjoy Long-Awaited Subway Connections
http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/12/04/queens-brooklyn-to-enjoy-long-awaited-subway-connections/
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Rent hike! Bedford Avenue’s Deli Mart is Closed
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/49/wb_delimart_2010_12_10_bk.html
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Hostel move? Hotel owners buys iconic Williamsburgh Savings Bank
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/49/wb_banksold_2010_12_03_bk.html
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Shopping Local
Photo: via FreeWilliamsburg So Duane Reade has come to Bedford Avenue and everyone is up in arms. Supporters like Shari Lind (if she exists) think that we need more Duane Reades, Dunkin’ Donuts and other chain stores, all in the name of convenience. Opponents like Tracy Kinney think Williamsburgers should shop locally, fight the greed…
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Cooperage Hotel Plan Questioned
Weidmann Cooperage 80 Wythe Avenue (photo: WPA) The Wall Street Journal reports that Two Trees Management is looking for federal tax-exempt financing for its hotel project at 80 Wythe Avenue. Two Trees, the DUMBO-based development firm, bought the former Weidmann Cooperage a few years ago, and has planned a hotel there all along. The subsidies…