Author: linked
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Sorry about that
In case you hadn’t noticed, a lot of this blog is just an excuse to fool around with Movable Type, css and a bunch of other fun stuff. In other words, experimenting so that other blogs don’t have days like today. If you were looking for posts today and just found a blank page, chalk…
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Very Sad
Tavin Alves Clark was a 16-year-old who lived on Cooper Street. Earlier this week he was struck by a stray bullet while looking out his apartment window. After a few days on life support, Tavin died yesterday.
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Apple in the Burg
Yeah, its been linked to a thousand times, and discussed ad nauseum on every comment board in the city. My two cents – no way. An out of the way location with little destination potential is not the Apple way (even malls are destinations, this isn’t). It would make my life easier if it did…
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Bushwick Inlet Park Acquisitions
The Eagle doesn’t say which two properties, but does get Massey Knakal on record inflating the price of land that will (hopefully) one day be a park (and costing taxpayers money in the process). The thing is, these properties were rezoned from manufacturing to park land, not residential. Not many development opportunities there, certainly not…
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Best of Williamsburg (More Food)
Don’t know how I wound up on a food kick, but… From Cakehead, a list of essential Williamsburg dining experiences. Who remembers when (not very long ago) only Kasia’s and Luger’s would have made the list?
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Not So Appetizing
Asbestos complaints are way up in North Brooklyn. Not surprising when you consider that half the artificial siding up here is ACM.
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In Other Restaurant News…
Dressler is one of the newest Michelin one-star restaurants in New York City, joining their neighbor across the street, Peter Luger.
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Squash Blossoms
Aurora is one of Williamsburg’s best restaurants. And if you are looking for squash blossoms, there are plenty in the parks and vacant lots of the southside – the local South Asian community has them planted all over.
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Don’t Blame Me, Like Most People I Voted for
Gorethe Nobel LaureateHow’s that legacy thing working out, Bushie?