Author: Halden
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Greetings from Espoland
Espo/Steven J. Powers via City Room The Times has a City Room post today titled A Sociologist’s Look at Graffiti, a serious discussion with a Baruch College sociologist who studies graffiti and graffiti artists. The post is illustrated with this Espo mural, which used to face the Williamsburg Bridge from atop the Oliva refrigerator building…
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Fish and Chips
If, as Elvis Costello said, yesterday’s news is tomorrow’s fish-and-chip paper, what are last week’s links? I ask because I think I finally figured out yournabe.com’s system – they post the articles on their website a week after they are news. So herewith, some links to articles I thought were relevant last week: Velazquez Weighs…
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No Sex in the Charter School
The Courier continues to do some excellent original reporting. Good luck finding it on their website (I’ve given up trying). This week’s case in point is an article by Michele De Meglio on the proposal announced last week to convert four closing Catholic schools into public charter schools. As De Meglio reports, there are some…
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North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition
At last week’s CB1 meeting, Councilmember Yassky’s office announced a new public art initiative. The initiative is a response to the rather woeful lack of public art (and opportunities for public art) in a neighborhood of artists. Organized in conjunction with the Open Space Alliance, the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition “will be comprised of…
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New Transportation Committee Chair at CB1
At last night CB1 meeting, Chairman Vinnie Abate announced that he was appointing Teresa Toro as chair of the Transportation Committee. She replaces Teresa Toro, who was let go late last year in a controversy rooted in the Kent Avenue bike lanes. Teresa’s appointment is great news, although she will have large shoes to fill…
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Moon Over the East River
There was a beautiful full moon rising over the East River bridges this evening. Unfortunately, the point and shoot was not up to the task.
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This Week’s Courier
Among the other good articles you’ll miss if you look for the February 6th Courier online are these: Owners: Stores Still Suffering – Business Along Kent Avenue Has Not Improved Despite DOT’s Efforts By: Greg Hanlon This long, in-depth discussion with Kent Avenue business owners includes a great exchange with David Reina of David Reina…
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Velazquez Weighs in on Bike Lane Controversy
The February 6 edition of the Williamsburg Courier has a couple of good articles on the Kent Avenue bike lane situation. Unfortunately, you won’t find these articles online. First up, Greg Hanlon has quite a scoop from Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez: Rep. Nydia Velazquez, who secured funding for the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, has weighed in on…
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Lose This Skin: 268 Wythe
The scaffolding has finally come down at 268 Wythe, revealing the facade of MDIM Architecture’s latest project. The building, at the corner of Wythe and Metropolitan, will certainly contrast with its neighbor to the south, the very dark and brooding 80 Metropolitan. 268 Wythe definitely wins the design competition there (the actual product is much…
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Its the 21st Century – Join Us
Speaking of good reporting with no web presence, the Courier’s YourNabe web portal actually manages to be less useful as time goes on. Time was you could find some articles on their antiquated Web 1.0 site, but no more. A click through to the neighborhood pages shows no articles, and an archive search gets no…