Category: Noted
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The Edge Gets a Supermarket
New sign at the Edge, corner of North 5th & Kent. Looks like there is finally a supermarket coming to Kent Avenue. But it’s not a Whole Foods (or sure doesn’t look like one), and it’s coming to the Edge, not Monster Island.
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City Takes Bids on McCarren Pool Ice Rink Concession
It’s been 28 years since anyone swam at McCarren Park Pool, but believe it or not, there will be people swimming in it this summer. And there will be people skating at the pool this winter – the city recently issued this RFP for “the operation of a seasonal ice rink at McCarren Park Pool“.…
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Mitt Romney Earns More in 9 Days Than You Do in 9 Years
In the course of answering questions about his income taxes (which are probably a lot) and his tax rate (which is probably lower than your’s), Mitt Romney had this to say about his other income: “I got a little bit of income from my book, but I gave that all away,” Mr. Romney told reporters…
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C. P. H. Gilbert – The Permastone Years
705 and 707 Willoughby Avenue Architect: C. P. H. Gilbert?, 1885 Photo: via PropertyShark Chris Gray and his Streetscapes column were back in Brooklyn this week, profiling one of the great architects of the Gilded Age. Much of Gilbert’s early work was done in the Park Slope area, but his first Brooklyn commission may have…
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The East River Ferry App (and Surcharge?)
The East River Ferry giveth, and the East River Ferry (maybe) taketh away. NY Waterway has released an app that lets you but tickets on the iPhone/iPad (no word on apps for Android or other mobile devices). The app free, though obviously the tickets aren’t. In addition to buying tickets and checking schedules, the app…
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Brooklyn History Photo of the Week
Clinton Avenue at Fulton Street March, 1888 Photo: A. A. Martense via BHS. This photo, taken on Clinton Avenue at Fulton Street in March 1888 comes via the Brooklyn Historical Society’s blog. BHS has the full details, but what I like about the photo is the signage on the side of the building: trusses, crutches,…
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Bike Lane Plan on Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120101/REAL_ESTATE/301019987/1042&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA7pOB-ARIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=yyLU_fnBig4&usg=AFQjCNF-yO15cTO07C7tJ3lEb4sOVGYEBg
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Retail Report
A few random observations on the Northside (more or less) retail/commercial front: Kitten Coffee, a roaster located in Bed-Stuy is opening what looks like its first retail outlet at the former Blackbird spot at North 6th and Bedford. Evolve Motorcycles, a manufacturer of electric motorcycles, is opening a showroom (its first?) at 155 Grand Street…
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St. Vincent De Paul Sells
Photo: Heather Roslund According to Brownstoner, the broker handling the sale of St. Vincent De Paul Church on North 6th Street has announced the sale of the property for $13.7 million. MNS, the broker, says that the mystery owner plans to convert the church. The church owns two parcels on North 6th Street. One of…
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Reasons to Love Williamsburg
NY Magazine’s annual list of reasons to love NY include two of my favorite things about Williamsburg – Santorini, which continues to offer a pay-what-you-think-its-worth dining plan, and The East River Ferry, which continues to swim laps around the L Train.