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.
PHIL ON FIRE: What’s Up With Domino? / Problems at Northside Piers
I have received countless emails and phone calls regarding the problems development partners CPCR and Isaac Katan are having at the former Domino refinery, which was rezoned for up to 2,200 units of…
Judge Rules The City Council Was Not Duped
They want, they want, they want, and last month they got: New York State Supreme Court Judge Eileen A. Rakower dismissed a suit brought by a small group of Williamsburg locals to stop the CPCR project on two basic grounds.
Luxury Living is Taking a Toll, Brother!
By Phil DePaolo Last month, I received an email from a resident who lives at Northside Piers (the first residential development to be built following the 2005 rezoning of the Greenpoint/Williamsburg waterfront) because he…
Loft Dwellers Prevail, For Now
By Ethan Pettit (Jan 24, 2011) At the conclusion of last night’s special hearing in Manhattan on a proposed amendment to the Loft Law that would make it more difficult for many loft…
OP/ED Property Rich and Under-Served
By Albert Goldson Our favorite 21st-century bad guys—banks and hedge funds—are aggressively entering the real-estate market nationwide, buying pools of foreclosed properties from Fannie Mae and selling them to developers at a profit,…