Category: Linked
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Aquarium Gravel
Via Gowanus Lounge and INSIJS, we learn that the buildings at the corner of North 6th and Wythe are really not long for this world. 12 years ago or so I had friend who lived on that block, further over towards Kent (well before Galapagos or anything else). It was a wonderful, desolate block, made…
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Grand Street Is Not Cool
From the Times, a very selective walk down Grand Street. In general, some nice picks, though why they didn’t walk the extra couple of blocks and visit some of the half-dozen or so furniture stores is beyond me. They’re on the mark about Aurora, though.
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More on DEC’s Cleanup Agreement with Keyspan
A while back we posted on the DEC/Keyspan agreement to (re)cleanup for manufactured gas plant and gas storage sites in Brooklyn. The Flatbush Courier has more details on the agreement, including some not-very-appetizing information on the below-ground toxic soup left behind by these places. This certainly doesn’t do anything to discourage more theorizing about the…
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More on Industrial Retention
From the Times today, a very good piece on thriving industry in Brooklyn. The number of jobs are not incidental, even as the scale and type of manufacturing continues to change. City Planning should pay attention to NYIRN – the new industry is smaller, cleaner and far more compatible with mixed-use living. This, by the…
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Industrial Redevelopment on McKibbin Street
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center does great work. Their latest project is further proof that industry is alive and well in north Brooklyn (and could be even better off with a modern industrial policy).
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Gowanus Nursery
Gowanus Lounge first put out the news about the impending dislocation of the Gowanus Nursery. The nursery is currently in Red Hook, on a street that may be rezoned for residential use. If it does get rezoned, expect them to be out of a home at about the time you’ll be looking for plants for…
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Construction Complaints Rising
to falling debris, 784 emergency calls involving mishaps in Greenpoint and Williamsburg flooded 911 switchboards – a 300% jump from 2003, when a zoning overhaul was approved…. Even the number of nonemergency complaints dialed into the city’s 311 hotline skyrocketed – with 1,662 construction complaints recorded last year, up from just 487 in 2003.
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Too Much Development?
The Brooklyn Eagle is shocked to discover that there is a lot of development planned for the Williamsburg waterfront: The city has been warned, but maybe it hasn’t paid attention to the three developments — all announced at different times, all approved at different times. A model maker, just from the information recorded in this…