Category: Noted
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Quadriad Blossoms
A few months ago, Brownstoner had a post wondering about the status of the Quadriad site on Bedford and North 3rd. Things were looking awfully quiet at the time, but shortly thereafter, work picked up. And they certainly have made progress since then – this morning, for the first time, the concrete and rebar could…
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Pirates
There is good chart junk and there is bad chart junk. In the realm of good chart junk (small though it may be), is this. Although the chart is clearly biased – Jefferson did get 800+. Pirates are clearly a meme of the day – just ask Aaron. [Chart via gmpdx]
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Guskind Memorial
Bob Guskind’s memorial was held this afternoon at the Brooklyn Lyceum. There was a very nice turnout, and it was a very nice event. I was glad to meet a lot of people I have only known virtually, and I was particularly glad to meet Bob’s wife Olivia, of whom I heard much from Bob.…
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Wiliamsburg Walks Is Back
Yes, Williamsburg Walks will be back this summer – every weekend in June and July. The first weekend will coincide with the L Magazine’s Northside Festival. NAG (the organizer of Williamsburg Walks) is holding an informational meeting on 27 April.
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For Rent II: Finger
Another building to get a for rent sign is the Finger Building on North 7th. It will be interesting to see what the new owners have planned for this location (other than 20,000 square feet of retail opportunities).
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For Rent I: Slick’s
About a month or so ago, a for rent sign went up in the window of Slick’s old shop. Nice location, nice building and a nice corner storefront.
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Gowanus Lounge is Back (Online)
Opened Twitter this morning and saw the usual flood of auto-links from Gowanus Lounge. It almost made yesterday seem like a bad dream – it looks as though someone got GL back online, with Bob’s last posts up, which is what generated the auto-tweets. I hope that something will be done to archive Bob’s work…
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Developer Blight: Domino
When you own 7 blocks of street frontage, shoveling your sidewalk can be a chore. Still, 48 hours after the last snow flake hit Kent Avenue, the New Domino has only cleared one block of sidewalk. Which means there is a huge stretch of Kent Avenue where pedestrians have to choose between walking on an…