Tag: open space
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Ugliest, Scariest, Most Horrible
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130507/greenpoint/greenpoint-towers-ugliest-scariest-most-horrible-plan-locals-say
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New new Domino Plans Revealed
Taller… and cheaper? In case you missed it, the new new Domino plans went public late this evening. There is a lot to digest here, including taller buildings, a lot more architecture, more open space, a whole new street, a lot more commercial space, a little less residential space, the same amount of affordable housing.…
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Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg Move to East River State Park
Here is the press release from NY State Parks on the relocation of the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg to the slabs at East River State Park. Seems like a good fit, but what are people going to think about taking a quarter of the (only) waterfront park out of commission every weekend?
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Brooklyn Flea Moving to East River State Park
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2013/02/williamsburg-flea-and-smorg-are-moving-to-east-river-park/?stream=true
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New York Parks in Less Affluent Areas Lack Big Gifts
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/nyregion/new-york-parks-in-less-affluent-areas-lack-big-gifts.html?smid=pl-share
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City Attempts to Develop Long-Stalled Greenpoint Park
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120814/williamsburg/city-attempts-develop-long-stalled-greenpoint-park
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Greenpoint’s Boathouse on Troubled Waters
http://brooklynbased.net/email/2012/06/greenpoints-boathouse-on-troubled-waters/
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City Won’t Promise to Finish Two Long-Stalled North Brooklyn Parks
As the Brooklyn Paper reports, the Bloomberg administration has refused to commit to any goals or deliverables on the acquisition or construction of Bushwick Inlet Park or 65 Commercial Street. (I guess everyone has given up on the expansion of Barge Park?) Financial mismanagement and planning gaffes have also stood in the way of both…
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Brooklyn Waits on Promise of a Park
Stuck in Park Source: WSJ The Wall Street Journal has a lengthy article (and excellent graphic) on the fight to get the Bloomberg administration to follow through on the parks and affordable housing it promised Williamsburg and Greenpoint in the 2005 rezoning. Often there are community benefit components that make rezonings more acceptable than they…
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Two Trees to Buy Domino?
The Daily News and Crain’s are reporting that CPCR has reached a deal with Two Trees to sell the Domino project for $160 million. CPCR and its partner Isaac Katan bought the Domino site in 2006 for $55 million. Since then, they have rezoned the property for residential use and gotten stuck in a morass…