Real Estate
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Community Right to Know—Demand Safe Removal of Asbestos at Domino

“Too often community rights are usurped. I see Williamsburg empowering its residents with knowledge and community organizing to protect public health and their environment.”

Massive icebergs photographed in Greenland.
PHOTO BY JAMES BALOG / EXTREME ICE SURVEY

4 Films to See Before We All Drown—Gut Renovation; The Domino Effect; Chasing Ice; Gringo Trails

What does the overdevelopment of Williamsburg-Greenpoint have in common with melting glaciers? Fossil fuel, that’s what; one’s using it, the other’s choking on it. Well, we’re all choking on it.

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Who knew low-income wage earners are subsidizing the developers?

As I predicted, CPC Resources, the original developer for the Domino Sugar Refinery, flipped the property to a new developer, Two Trees Management, for a huge $120 million profit. So there’s a new plan afoot for the refinery, one the new developer has made even larger than CPC Resources’ massive plan…

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We’re All Hipsters

It’s almost as if today’s college educated youth can’t do anything right. If they pursue an MBA or JD they’re accused of becoming greedy materialists. If they pursue work in a community arts center they are labeled unambitious and a drain on society.

Mariola Zaremba, creator of Awakening, left a successful real estate business to dedicate her life to the business of holistic healing. Photo by Ben Rosenzweig

“Belvedere” Real Estate Developer’s Path to Yoga and Wellness

Zaremba, who’s 46, is a walking advertisement for her new spa center, Awakening. She has radiant skin and boundless energy. She also has a compelling life story to tell.

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OP/ED: Blade Runner Williamsburg

One of Mayor Bloomberg’s last political salvos before he leaves office next year is the design competition for micro-units.

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Tourist-burg-point-wick. Yes, It Is Happening—Tourism and Williamsburg Converge

Even after The Deluge, they kept coming. Tourism in New York City has never been more robust after 9/11. Back in 2002, while some tourists canceled their visits, there were more than enough curiosity seekers to take their place.


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