[The City Council of New York City held a final vote] which now determines the fate of the old Domino Sugar factory, a massive 19th century industrial site along the Williamsburg waterfront.
New Loft Law Passes Senate, Awaits Governor
The long embattled Loft law, this week was passed in both houses of the legislature. The next step is approval by the Governor. This legislation will extend Loft Law protections to approximately 300 buildings, or about 3600 additional units that were converted after 1987 for residential purposes. These [...]
Interview
By Lucas Kavner
The Open Space Alliance walks a complicated line. On the one hand you have a community-based organization that, through private fundraising, works to improve and create public spaces and develop a diverse array of programming for North Brooklyn. On the other hand you have Stephanie Thayer. Thayer is the OSA’s executive director, but [...]
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 even more clear. Read on.
Statement from Assemblyman Lentol
Examining the CPC Domino Refinery HPD Waterfront Analysis Numbers
This document, which says that back in [...]
A hot button issue during the race for the 33rd district City Council seat was the Atlantic Yards. People who never mentioned the proposal to me were now talking about it. I was thrilled that the issue was now receiving interest at a street level.
The Walk Don’t Destroy walk-a-thon is a great opportunity to meet people [...]
Did you know? Asian Longhorned Beetle’s were first discovered in the US in McCarren Park. The beetle was first detected in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg (depending on who you ask) park in 1996. The NY Daily News reports that the federal government plans to spend $23 million fighting the elusive insects, which have dwelled in local trees [...]
The Vinny Abate Era officially came to a close on Tuesday night in Williamsburg, after a turbulent meeting that had to be one of the wilder ones in the chairman’s nearly 30-year tenure. The night’s agenda included the city’s controversial Broadway Triangle plan, the city’s controversial Kent Ave bike lane plan, and the closely-contested (but [...]