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Hampshire Picks Up Williamsburg Waterfront Site for $50M

The “other” Con Ed site in Williamsburg has apparently sold. This is the former BRT Power Plant site, on the south side of Division Avenue on Wallabout Creek. An important site, and pretty much the southern terminus of a potential continuous waterfront open space extending from Wallabout Creek to Newtown Creek.

Measles Cases In Brooklyn Jump To Ninety

15 new cases in Williamsburg. I have not heard that the outbreak has extended beyond the Orthodox population, but am curious as to how much of the rest of the North Brooklyn is unvaccinated and therefore vulnerable.

Brooklyn Boulders Books into New Kent Avenue Building

“Creator and operator of active lifestyle facilities”?

Anyhow, nice addition to the area.

Amazon’s About-face Will Hit Greenpoint Developers, But It’s Not a Knockout Punch

Something that didn’t exist three months ago has disappeared and this has a big impact on development in Greenpoint. Unless you read the article, in which case the overall response seems to be “Meh”.

PAUL Reveals Updated Renderings For 302 Broadway

I guess the architects are drawing on the aesthetics of the existing building on the site?

302 bway

302 Broadway (existing condition)

On the (Queer) Waterfront

New exhibition opening in March at the Brooklyn Historical Society – On the (Queer) Waterfront: The Factories, Freaks, Sailors & Sex Workers of Brooklyn, based on a new book by Hugh Ryan.

LongPoint Bridge Connecting Greenpoint to Long Island City Gains Momentum

I’ve always wanted to see this connection between Greenpoint and Hunter’s Point reestablished. The article mentions the Vernon Avenue Bridge (see below), which was constructed in 1905. But a bridge connecting Manhattan Avenue to Vernon Avenue was in place at least as far back as the mid-1850s, when Greenpoint and Hunter’s Point were being developed. Eliphalet Nott was involved in the development of both neighborhoods, which is apparent looking at the very similar building stock in both areas.

Newtown Creek GMDC

Vernon Avenue Bridge, 1905
Credit: Novelty Theater

Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Plan Picks Up Speed

City readying release of RFP for environmental impact studies, the preliminary steps towards an actual ULURP action. Meanwhile, the scope of the project continues to shift away from the waterfront connector it started as.

L Train Service Partially Shut Down After 2 Passengers Faint from Noxious Fumes

The explanation – diesel trains running overnight – and the symptoms – “gas” smells between First Avenue and Graham Avenue (or beyond) – don’t seem to line up. Complaints about the noxious odors seemed to start around 9:30 a.m., with heavier reporting coming between 10 and 11 (this is based on the @NYCTSubway Twitter feed and posts to the North Brooklyn Community Facebook page). One of the fainting incidents happened around 11:00 a.m. And the Daily News mentions a “liquid leak of an unknown substance ‘bubbling’ at the Grand St. station around 12:20 p.m.”. The Transit Workers Union pulled their members out of the stations around noon, and one of the union heads was warning passengers to stay out of the Grand Street station.

2019 Charter Revision Commission Announces Four Focus Areas

Following on the Mayor’s 2018 City Charter revisions, the City Council will have its turn in 2019. Their’s looks to be a more comprehensive and (hopefully) thoughtful approach to the process. One of the focus areas is evaluating the ULURP process and the City’s land-use board (CPC, LPC, BSA and Franchises). Plenty of opportunities there, but also the potential for many pitfalls.