Category: Linked
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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?
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Bob Scarano Drives a Truck
Yes, it is ridiculous that a cement truck fell on a house in Greenpoint while said truck was in the process of pouring concrete in violation of a stop work order. But Bob Scarano was not driving that truck. Why not single out the contractors – they are the ones doing the shoddy construction. Why…
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Its Huge
Like its big brother to the north, the Roebling Oil Field keeps getting bigger and bigger. My money is still on the creek as the carrier.
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The Silicon Valley of Its Day
From Modern Guitars, an interview with Fred Gretsch, the fourth generation owner of the Gretsch Guitar Co. Gretsch’s uncle sold the company to Baldwin Pianos in 1967, and apparently the Gretsch marque went downhill fast. So bad that in 1979 Gretsch stopped making guitars. Fred Gretsch was able to buy back the company when Baldwin…
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Andrew Cusack hates Architects
Actually, he hates Renzo Piano’s Morgan Library addition, a project I happen to like very much (and yes, had a hand in). I don’t know that it would make a difference to Mr. Cusack, but there are a few key points on which he is mistaken. Beyond that, he is certainly entitled to his opinion.…