8 May 2013
- Ugliest, Scariest, Most Horrible [✜]
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The last thing Greenpoint ever wanted was a wall of buildings. This is the ugliest, scariest, most horrible plan.
It would have been great if all these people cared back in 2004 or so when all of this was getting approved. Olechowski is right - there was a lot of activism within the community to get a better plan out of the rezoning (going back to the mid 1990s), but what was approved is what was approved.
And except for the height of 77 Commercial, just about everything here is what was approved in 2005. And the height of 77 Commercial has an actual community benefit attached to it - a new park next door at 65 Commercial. Whether that is a trade-off worth making is another question.
Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg Move to East River State Park
22 February 2013
- Brooklyn Flea Moving to East River State Park [✜]
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This has been in the offing for a while. Presumably the nitrous will be locally sourced now.
18 February 2013
- New York Parks in Less Affluent Areas Lack Big Gifts [✜]
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I’m not saying he owes anyone anything, but how about you give Central Park $98 million and Flushing Meadows-Corona $2 million? That two million would have gone so much further in an underappreciated park.
14 August 2012
- City Attempts to Develop Long-Stalled Greenpoint Park [✜]
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The City has issued an RFP for the sale of the 65 Commercial Street air rights - which could be an important step in the process of breaking the log jam over the City's commitment to turn this property into a public park.
26 June 2012
- Greenpoint’s Boathouse on Troubled Waters [✜]
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Beautiful pictures and nice synopsis of the Greenpoint Boathouse project at Brooklyn Based:
Community advocates want to reclaim Newtown Creek by constructing a boathouse in the ground floor of the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center (GMDC). The project would also include a repaired bulkhead and an esplanade along the waterfront. For boaters and the kayak-curious, it will mean storage space for non-motorized watercrafts and a training center for recreational boating. For all other visitors, it will provide a place to enjoy the waterfront, as the development would create a public gathering spot that is more of a park than a club.
If all goes according to plan, Greenpoint will have this new waterfront park by 2014.