Category: Articles
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400 McGuinness – Now a Federal Case??
Remember the homeless shelter that was supposed to go into 400 McGuinness? Help USA, the group was going to run it, told the city that it was backing out. So no homeless shelter in Greenpoint. Problem solved, right? Well not if the latest rumor from tonight’s Community Board 1 meeting is true. Apparently, the site…
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The Northside Gets a Supermarket
The Northside is getting its first supermarket. OK, technically, the Northside has a supermarket in Tops on the Waterfront. But as endearing (and enduring) as Tops is, there’s nothing “super” about it, even grading on the curve that is NYC supermarkets. Maybe “Williamsburg Food Town” won’t be a proper supermarket either. It might be a…
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DOE School Layoffs
Last night, the Department of Education released a list of teacher layoffs [warning – Excel file] by school, district and area of study. The lists don’t say which teachers will be impacted, but you could probably read between the lines and figure out if your kid’s teacher was on the line. Overall, DOE is cutting…
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Pfizer Plant Sold
Two years after abandoning an attempt to redevelop its sprawling former manufacturing complex in Brooklyn, drug giant Pfizer announced Monday that it had reached a surprise agreement to sell a piece of that property to Acumen Capital Partners of Long Island City. Surprise move indeed. Then talk for a long time was that this site…
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400 McGuinness Shelter Nixed
HELP USA and the owner of 400 McGuinness Boulevard have withdrawn their proposal for 200-bed “assessment center for homeless adults” – the shelter that the community has been up in arms about. HELP USA cited an inability to come to an “agreement regarding the operating budget for the project”.
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Expanded Ferry Service Coming in June
Map: NYT More details are emerging on the new expanded East River ferry service, and it is mostly very good news (unless you are NY Water Taxi, which seems to be getting cut out of the picture). This doesn’t solve the myriad transportation issues for Greenpoint and Williamsburg, but for people who can use the service,…
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The Domino Effect
The Domino Effect (Trailer) from The Domino Effect on Vimeo. This is the trailer for a new movie by Megan Sperry, Brian Paul and Daniel Phelps. Megan and Dan doggedly followed the approval process for the Domino rezoning in 2009 and 2010, and this is a taste of what they put together. They are about…
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Williamsburg, It Is Like Rock ’n’ Roll for Kids
Well this is sure to fan the Williamsburg-is-dead flames into a full-fledged bonfire of the inanities. Yes, the NY Times (the paper of record, whose discovery of Brooklyn clearly is not letting up) has anointed Williamsburg safe for children. Through his living-room window, Mr. Signer can see the Domino Sugar factory and the Williamsburg Bridge,…
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Gene Kaufman Brings His Magic to the Bowery
via @EVGrieve, end times on the Bowery. And it won’t be pretty.
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Marshall’s and CVS on Bedford Avenue?
242 Bedford Avenue Photo: The Real Deal The Real Deal has an article saying that discount clothing retailer Marshall’s and drugstore may be coming to Bedford Avenue. The location in question is 242 Bedford Avenue, the rusted hulk at the corner of Bedford and North 4th. According to the Real Deal, the owners of the…