Author: Halden
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Broadway Triangle: Good Point
In a recent comment, “Vito” wondered why I haven’t posted anything about the Broadway Triangle contretemps (or near riot, as Vito put it) at last week’s CB1 meeting. A fair question. I’m not pretending like nothing happened, I just haven’t posted much of anything in the past week – the result of a busy week…
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Kent Avenue: Making it Better
By adding a left-turn signal at Greenpoint & McGuinness, most truck traffic could easily turn onto McGuinness (thick red line), greatly reducing the traffic on truck routes west of McGuinness (thin red line). Map source: Google Maps. The new DOT plan to fix Kent Avenue does a lot of things right. First and foremost, it…
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Rally to Save Community Board Budgets
There is a rally at City Hall tomorrow to protest the proposed $35,000 budget cut proposed for each of the City’s 59 community boards. The cuts are small in dollar term – $2 million in the overall city budget. But given that each board operates on less than $200,000 per year, which has to cover…
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291 Kent Avenue
291 Kent Avenue, 20 May South 3rd Street building 291 Kent Avenue (S. 2nd Street building in background) Photo: Brownstoner Brownstoner asked what’s up with 291 Kent – here’s what I know. This site is actually three buildings – the small commercial piece on Kent (seen in Brownstoner’s photo), and two four-story residential buildings on…
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A Sensible Parking Solution
Photo: cactusthesaint on flickr Want to reduce congestion in New York? What you see above is about 75 to 100 fewer cars on the streets of San Francisco. NYC can’t even design a Muni Meter that works for bikes, let alone create moto-dedicated parking. Photo: cactusthesaint on flickr
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Brooklyn Brat Pack Mashup
Via Andrew Sullivan – well, I’ll let him describe it: “Williamsburg millennials mash up the music of Phoenix and the moves of The Breakfast Club”. Looks like 475 Kent?
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Giants Win the Superbowl!
A year and a half later, still an amazing catch (Video via Aaron Short) Greg Hanlon quit his job at the Williamsburg Courier this week. That’s a shame, because he is a good reporter. He spent a lot of time learning about Williasmburg, worked hard at getting the story, and usually got it right. Its…
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Weekend Update Update
The Renegade Craft Fair is so renegade, they send press releases the night before the big event. (They probably sent one weeks ago, but I just missed it.) So, to add the itinerary this weekend, here is The Renegade Craft Fair The flowers are blooming once again, and that can only mean one thing….tis the…
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Weekend Edition
It looks as though the skies are going to clear in time for a nice weekend. Here are some weekend events to get you out of the house. Williamsburg Walks Tomorrow is the season opening for Williamsburg Walks, which this year runs every Saturday through June and July. Bedford Avenue will be closed to traffic…