Author: Halden
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Williamsburg Hotty – Not a Brownstone
Great moments in real estate listings – this is not a brownstone, nor is it even a row house. There is an outside chance that the lintels and sills are brownstone, but from the picture I’d put my money on cast iron. Funnier still is that the sign on the building says “Lofts for Rent”.…
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Thursday: The Show to Save the Show
It is a busy week, even with DOT as a no-show. Tomorrow night, Act Local is putting on a concert to benefit the drama department of Automotive High School. Automotive High’s music and drama departments were cut this year and they were considering cancelling their school play but now the creative community of Williamsburg and…
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WG New + Arts Online
Local newspaper Williamsburg Greenpoint News+Arts is (finally) online, with both their offline (paper) content and a blog. WG is a great paper, and has done some good reporting over the past few years, so its great to see their content online. And the website looks really good.
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28 April: Story Project Fundraiser
Next week is going to be a busy one. On Tuesday, the North Brooklyn Story Project will be holding a fundraiser at Union Pool. The project (which is part of NAG’s town hall initiative, is an oral history project for North Brooklyn. Why the fundraiser? Ask the Driggs: We need recording equipment so we can…
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27 April: Williamsburg Walks Info Meeting
We mentioned before that Williamsburg Walks is coming back for another year – this time around it will be organized by L Magazine and NAG(g) and will run for eight weeks in June and July. This Monday, there will be an informational meeting on the event. Recently, there has been press about some merchants whose…
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Saturday: Greenpoint/Williamsburg Housing Forum
Saturday, April 25th, 2009 10 am-4:30 pm Boricua College, Northside Campus 186 North 6th Street (between Bedford & Driggs) Facing eviction? Rent too high? No Heat? Come hear community leaders speak about the future of your neighborhood (and the history too!) Highlights: Affordable Housing, Community Preservation, and our Neighborhood. Featuring Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez Affordable Housing…
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400 Bedford Avenue Starts Up
400 Bedford Avenue Architect: Bricolage/Henry Radusky In the latest installment of “What Recession?” Week, our inadvertent look at projects that are (or may be) starting up, moving forward or finishing despite the iffy housing market, we bring you 400 Bedford Avenue. This is the site at the northwest corner of Bedford and South 6th/Broadway, directly…
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Quadriad Blossoms
A few months ago, Brownstoner had a post wondering about the status of the Quadriad site on Bedford and North 3rd. Things were looking awfully quiet at the time, but shortly thereafter, work picked up. And they certainly have made progress since then – this morning, for the first time, the concrete and rebar could…
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Wednesday Events
Wednesday (22 April) is a busy night for the civic minded. For Earth Day, Councilmember Diana Reyna, Esteban Duran & the Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn are sponsoring & facilitating a community forum on North Brooklyn’s open spaces, parks & neighborhoods. The event will take place at El Puente, 211 South 4th Street (@…
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Kedem – Spring Cleaning or Signs of Life?
The Overbored Magic Veggie Bus sits in a (nearly) empty Kedem lot. Giando’s and the Williamsburg Bridge are in the background. Despite all the talk of global economic meltdown and an incredible glut of condos in 11211 and 11222, there is still a hell of a lot of building going on in these parts. Not…