Author: linked
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Traffic Lights
Also noted by i’mnotsaying, the City is installing a traffic light at Bedford and North 6th. That will make two lights in a row, one at North 6th and one at North 7th. New traffic lights are also going up at Driggs and North 6th (also creating two lights in a row), Bedford and North…
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Great Northside Piers Photo Set
i’mnotsaying has an incredible photo set from behind the construction fence at Northside Piers. In addition to this shot, there is a great shot of NP and the Austin, Nichols building. There is also ample evidence that there is an esplanade under construction (or at least the bulkhead for an esplanade). (via Curbed)
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A Greenpoint Fan
Jason Sheftell, writing in the Daily News: I’m not a Williamsburg fan. I think it’s a failed living experiment where the community board, the city and real estate developers poorly anticipated the area’s potential and rushed to build as opposed to carefully thinking out what to build. Some of the new construction condominiums are so…
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The Right Height
Miss Heather thinks the new Karl Fischer building on Bedford and South 4th is too tall – in fact its (probably) about right – but its a lot taller than Heather thinks. While the rendering leads one to believe this is a 3 or 4 story building, its actually 5 or 6 very tall stories.…
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Someone Reads Report Cards
Via GowanusLounge, it looks that school grading is beginning to have an effect. Wonder if “John” is zoned for 84 or 17?
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421-a Changes Will Slow Condo Sales
Duh. But – expect another mad flurry of foundation pouring between now and June, as developers race to get grandfathered under the old (and far more lucrative) rules. Then we’ll see if the new rules result in an upsurge of affordable housing or a downward adjustment on new condo prices. Being a pessimist, I’d bet…