Author: Halden
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Soul-Deadeningly Ugly on Havemeyer
165 Havemeyer Street A lot of ugly buildings have been built during the past few years, and Williamsburg certainly has more than its share. But few buildings transcend ugliness in the way that 165 Havemeyer Street does. This soul-sucking beauty comes to us from the atelier of Philip Toscano Architects*. For the record, the building…
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America at Fast Ashley’s
“Tom on His Car, 1977” by Joseph Szabo On Thursday, April 16, Fast Ashley’s will be hosting a one-night preview event showcasing masters and emerging talent of contemporary photography. More than fifty images by photographers such as Jock Sturges, Les Krims, Ben Watts, David Armstrong, Cass Bird, Jason Nocito, Joseph Szabo (see above) and Nadav…
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CB1 Approves Greenpoint-Williamsburg Contextual Rezoning
At its monthly meeting on Monday, Community Board 1 approved the contextual rezoning for Greenpoint and Williamsburg. The rezoning will bring height limits, restrictions on the use of the community facility bonus provision and some inclusionary housing to 180 or so inland blocks running roughly from Grand Street north to Newtown Creek. The rezoning was…
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To Do List
Based on the recent flood of emails, community organizing is blooming this Spring. Here is a rundown of what is happening the rest of this month: April 25 – Greenpoint-Williamsburg Housing Forum (Boricua College, all day) April 27 – Williamsburg Walks Information Meeting (211 Ainslie Street, 7 pm) April 28 – Benefit Concert for the…
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Pirates
There is good chart junk and there is bad chart junk. In the realm of good chart junk (small though it may be), is this. Although the chart is clearly biased – Jefferson did get 800+. Pirates are clearly a meme of the day – just ask Aaron. [Chart via gmpdx]
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Kent Solution in the Works?
In the past week or two, there has been a petition circulating in the neighborhood opposing turning Wythe Avenue into a truck route – a solution first proposed here. Is DOT up to something constructive? Maybe – if so, hopefully they are doing it right this time. Running Kent Avenue one way makes a lot…
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Free Rialto Vacation
I love the smell of desperation in the morning. And things must be getting mighty desperate at the Rialto1, the Gene Kaufman designed “carriage house conversion”2 that runs through the block from North 5th to North Streets, just east of Bedford. If you are really interested, the Developers Group has the details here. But if…
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Blight Me: 538 Union
Sunday was a nice day for a jog, provided you didn’t have run by the corner of Union and Withers. That is the location of 538 Union Avenue, and its construction fence from hell. If you look carefully between the runners, you can see that the owners have managed to drive piles on the site,…
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Guskind Memorial
Bob Guskind’s memorial was held this afternoon at the Brooklyn Lyceum. There was a very nice turnout, and it was a very nice event. I was glad to meet a lot of people I have only known virtually, and I was particularly glad to meet Bob’s wife Olivia, of whom I heard much from Bob.…
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Wiliamsburg Walks Is Back
Yes, Williamsburg Walks will be back this summer – every weekend in June and July. The first weekend will coincide with the L Magazine’s Northside Festival. NAG (the organizer of Williamsburg Walks) is holding an informational meeting on 27 April.