Boardwalk Empire Leaves Its Mark On TV History
By Jon Reiss It’s not uncommon for an established, beloved and critically-acclaimed TV show to take a sudden plunge into generic, hackneyed, unwatchable dirge, never to recover. In fact, this is such a…
Bloomberg whines while ARod slides into a tax-abated home
Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg released a budget that calls for closing 20 firehouses, senior centers and layoffs for over 6,000 NYC public school teachers. The New York Times called this a “good news” budget!…
Op-Ed / “No Bike is Safe on Bedford Av” says Williamsburg Courier
A front page story in this week’s Williamsburg Courier got our attention, “No Bike is Safe on Bedford Av”—about a local vigilante who’s been injecting glue into bike locks to protest the overwhelming…
Opinion/Editorial: North Brooklyn Creative Economy Zone
William Harvey proposes preservation of the artistic and small manufacturing-based legacy of the neighborhood, and its rich ethnic diversity.
City Gets “F” In Student Testing
When guessing takes the place of knowing, something’s wrong in school.
From London to the ‘Burg … First Impressions
Mariella from London shares her cultural experiences, in and around Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
OP/ED A 21st Century Manhattan Project—Williamsburg Version
The explosive growth of high-tech firms in NYC is signaling the birth of new 21st-century technology that is replacing the moribund and defunct blue collar manufacturing of the 20th century. Brooklyn’s DUMBO can attest to the successful conversion of manufacturing and warehouse buildings into high-tech firms. Even downtown Brooklyn will spawn additional high-tech facilities, as New York University is interested in establishing its applied science and urban facility at the former New York City Transit building on Jay Street. I propose that the ideal location for new high-tech expansion be in Williamsburg-Greenpoint, which has a number of advantages over DUMBO, downtown Brooklyn, and Roosevelt Island….