Lentol Responds to Seeing Domino’s Secret Profit Margins
Assemblyman Joseph Lentol—who was quoted in a story published in the Greenpoint Star, yesterday, issued a press release today, regarding the NYC Housing Preservation & Development’s financial projections of CPC’s Domino development—making his opinions…
Op/Ed: Williamsburg Walks … All Over Us
One Festival Day, Not Six, Could Bring Relief The idea for a community-run festival celebrating Williamsburg’s unique character is a good one; but the Bedford Avenue commercial corridor is already too saturated with…
Phil on Fire: Worries For Upstate NY Neighbors
This summer, I have spent most of August traveling with my family to many parts of New York State, and beyond, visiting with friends and family, including the grandparents’ in Pawlet, Vermont. I…
Zoning Without a Plan and the Four Big Zoning Scams
Amanda Burden, Chairperson of the NY City Planning Commission, boasts that since 2002, the city has completed a record 94 rezonings for the most sweeping revision of land use regulations throughout the city’s…
Theatre in the ‘hood: “Cop Piece”
Review by Philippe Theise, and photos by Yuki Wakamaki Last night, in a dilapidated two-room storefront at 94 Norman Ave, local company lilac co and st john’s theatre ended its run of Cop…