Category: Linked
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Fire on Kent Avenue ≠ 475
As of 8:00 am, WNYC is reporting that FDNY has just gotten a fire under control at a matzo factory on the Brooklyn waterfront. According to the brief report, the fire broke out this morning at a matzo factory next to 475 Kent Avenue (there’s another factory next to the building?). We’ve seen no other…
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Accountability
I haven’t run across the Mayor’s Citywide Performance Reporting system before. Its a neat idea – the system monitors the performance of City government overall and agency by agency (and given the Mayor’s wonkery and geek background, I’m sure this a exercise near and dear to his heart). Overall, we’re doing pretty well. Citywide, 53%…
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New Housing Marketplace Progress
The Women’s Club of New York held a panel discussion on the state of the Mayor’s New Housing Marketplace plan to construct or preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing. The panel discussion follows up on a recent study by the City’s Independent Budget Office, which found that the City was largely on target in meeting…
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DOB Cracks Down
One would like to give DOB the benefit of the doubt and assume that the crack down on self-certification is good news. But this is an issue that has been front and center in North Brooklyn for years, with no discernible action from DOB. Likewise on the issue of after hours and weekend work. The…
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Harvey (and Houck) House
Photo: Fred Conrad, NYT One of my favorite Williamsburg rehabs get the Home & Garden treatment in today’s Times.
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Pie ‘n’ Thighs Coming Back
Via Eater, word that Pies ‘n’ Thighs is set to open new digs at South 4th and Driggs. CB1 approved the transfer of the liquor license last night, so all that remains is build the place. Please build fast.
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Isaac Abraham Enters Council Race
The race for David Yassky’s 33rd District Council seat gets more crowded (and the demographics more confusing) with the entry of Hasidic businessman and activist Isaac Abraham into the race.
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340 Days
Heckuva a job, Bushie: After downplaying the risks for months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will rush to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of roughly 35,000 government-issued trailers because tests found dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes… Louisiana has 25,162 occupied FEMA trailers and mobile homes, while Mississippi has 10,362, according to…
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341 Days
Upholding the rule of law: [Attorney General] Michael Mukasey said today that if Congress passed contempt citations against current and former White House officials based on their refusal to respond to subpoenas, the Justice Department would not enforce them, as federal law instructs. [Emphasis added]