Face it, the odds of our next mayor being anywhere near as progressive as our current mayor on transit and transportation (bike lanes or otherwise) are pretty slim.
How the Mayoral Candidates Stack Up on Safe Streets for Biking
Roebling Tea Room Team to Open River Styx This April
Roebling Tea Room expands up north – more good news for Greenpoint.
Billyburg Parents’ Ship Comes In
Williamsburg’s growing population of parents with young children will soon have a new entertainment option. New York Kids Club, a privately-held enrichment day camp, preschool and party site is in the final stages of buying the retail condominium at 2 Northside Piers…
Kennel, wine store and day care all in the same development – great news for parents. And for people who like every development to have the same retail options.
Airbnb Advocates for Dwelling law Amendments
New York’s multiple dwelling law, which serves to make short-term rentals in large buildings illegal, was tightened in 2011 to curb the spread of illegal hotels in the city. Instead, it’s led to users of Airbnb being slapped with violations by city authorities for hosting strangers in their homes for short periods.
Interesting use of the word “instead”.
Bedford Avenue Salvation Army to Remain a Salvation Army
Help @greenpointers Map Greenpoint
Right up my alley:
While we all love jumping on the poor guy who tries to annex McCarren Park for Williamsburg, the truth of the matter is that neighborhoods grow and contract like families and are based on common consensus rather than the legal boundaries that govern more exact areas such as congressional districts and zip codes. So, we’re going to hit you all up for a little consensus.
(P.S. – a little less than a third of McCarren Park is in Williamsburg.)
Catsimatidis To Bring Beloved World’s Fair Back to the Big Apple
The Republican billionaire has launched his mayoral campaign with few concrete proposals — save for an ambitious plan for the city to host its third World’s Fair.
“I respect John Kennedy for saying that he had a dream that we’d go to the moon before the end of the decade,” Catsimatidis continued. “I respect Martin Luther King saying he had a dream we can have a black President.”
“This is my dream,” he added. “I think our country needs more visionaries.”
This is guy is considered seriously as a contender to be our next mayor.
Overcrowding May Force MTA To Shut Down Some Subway Entrances
Fun fact: the Bedford L station was supposed to be studied for stairway widening following the 2005 rezoning. Funner fact: it probably wasn’t.
Thanks Exxon for Being a Great Neighbor
A great neighbor above ground, at least.
Pizzapocalypse
Does two pizza joints = a trend? Hope not. But regardless, worth a link for the headline alone.