Tag: greenpoint
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West Street Land Sells in Greenpoint
http://www.costar.com/News/Article/West-Street-Land-Sells-in-Greenpoint/142432
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Greenpoint Developer Wants to Build 10 Huge Towers, Giant Bridge
Vernon Avenue Bridge (demolished in 1954) Source: Novelty Theater It’s not exactly new news, but Gothamist has a piece up on the proposed mega-development at the top of Greenpoint. Not news because what’s proposed is exactly what the city approved in the 2005 waterfront rezoning. Aside from the proposed bridge to Hunters Point, the only…
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McGuinness Rezoning
231 McGuinness rendering Michael Kwartler and Associates [photo: Greenpointers] Greenpointers has a report on a proposed rezoning for the block of McGuinness between Calyer and Greenpoint – aka, the “Blockbuster” site (remember Blockbuster? back in the 20th century they used to rent movies), across from Key Food. CB1’s Land Use committee held a hearing on…
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Relic of the City Beautiful Movement: The Greenpoint Bathhouse
http://newyork.untappedcities.com/2012/08/22/relic-of-the-city-beautiful-movement-the-greenpoint-bathhouse/
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1892: In Praise of Small Parks
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/07/walkabout-brooklyns-small-parks-brower-park/#more-99497
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Residents Plan to Sue to Block Greenpoint Shelter
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/greenpoint-residents-plan-sue-block-opening-200-bed-men-homeless-shelter-slated-open-article-1.1126158
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Hipster Highway Hellzone
‘It’s well known that it is a dangerous place,’ said grieving mom Rachel McCulloch, whose hipster son, 28-year-old Neil Chamberlain, was killed during an early morning hit and run on McGuinness in April 2010. Note to the Daily News – it’s not just hipsters who are losing their lives on McGuinness Boulevard. And Chamberlain’s mother…
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Tower Day #2: Klein May Move Forward in Greenpoint
Greenpoint Waterfront: The Future (Rendering by City Planning) More tower news (it’s Greenpoint’s turn)! Matt Chaban in the Observer has a piece on the imminent launch of phase one (at least) of the 10-tower project at the very north end of the Greenpoint waterfront. The project would be completely as of right, thanks to the…
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The Giant Eye Is Watching You, Greenpoint
http://animalnewyork.com/2011/10/the-giant-eye-is-watching-you-greenpoint/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter