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  • 31st Street and 20th Avenue Events for May 3-5, 2008

    Noon. Elected officials and community groups rally against new power plant at 31st Street and 20th Avenue, Astoria, Queens.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • 1157 Wheeler Ave Events for May 3-5, 2008

    Noon. Ruben Diaz and Ruben Diaz, Jr. lead Bronx Solidarity March to protest Sean Bell verdict. It begins at 1157 Wheeler Ave. and proceeds to the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Far Rockaway Events for May 3-5, 2008

    Noon. The Parks Department and the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance host annual Earth Day Rockaway 2008 environmental awareness event at the Beach 29th Street Boardwalk in Far Rockaway.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Chelsea Events for May 3-5, 2008

    1 p.m. Elected officials and community leaders rally to save small businesses in Chelsea facing eviction. On Ninth Avenue between 17th and 18th streets.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards Events for May 3-5, 2008

    2 p.m. Rally against the Atlantic Yards project at 752 Pacific St., between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues, Brooklyn.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • 2787 Broadway Events for May 3-5, 2008

    1 p.m. Broadway Democrats fund-raiser at 107 West, 2787 Broadway.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • 2756 Broadway Events for May 3-5, 2008

    3 p.m. Three Parks Independent Democrats, Inc. fund-raiser at Meridiana, 2756 Broadway.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • 60 Centre St Events for May 3-5, 2008

    5:30 p.m. Holocaust Remembrance Program at the courthouse, 60 Centre St.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Harlem Justin

    Here is a new environmentally-considered affordable housing development by HCCI and J. Rose Cos. in Harlem. The building/urban design could be better, but the overall program and intent of the project is promising for the long-term future of the community.

    Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 2, 2008.

  • DUMBO No dogs in DUMBO

    No dogs in DUMBO

    Published by Brooklyn Paper on May 2, 2008.

  • Bay Ridge Vito was really really drunk!

    On Friday afternoon, Fossella (R–Bay Ridge) made a second attempt to apologize to constituents at a hastily called press conference at a hotel on Staten Island, which is also part of Fossella’s district.

    Published by Brooklyn Paper on May 2, 2008.

  • 16 Main St Walking on water

    Galapagos Art Space, the Williamsburg institution that is preparing to re-open in a newly renovated space at 16 Main St. in DUMBO, will feature a lake outfitted with walkways and tables, allowing club goers to lounge on top of the water. The water for the lake will be harvested from the two wells located on the property.

    Published by Brooklyn Paper on May 2, 2008.

  • Galapagos Art Space Walking on water

    Galapagos Art Space, the Williamsburg institution that is preparing to re-open in a newly renovated space at 16 Main St. in DUMBO, will feature a lake outfitted with walkways and tables, allowing club goers to lounge on top of the water. The water for the lake will be harvested from the two wells located on the property.

    Published by Brooklyn Paper on May 2, 2008.

  • Public School 224 Brooklyn school pounded with 'jump white people' tags

    The troubling words "Jump White People" and abbreviation "JWP" have appeared at Public School 224 in East New York about a dozen times in the past three weeks, and some teachers are concerned that it's not being taken seriously.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Grand Central Terminal Underground music acts have tunnel vision for MTA

    More than 60 performers pulled every trick in their hooks to stand out during the 21st annual Music Under New York auditions at Grand Central Terminal Thursday.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Bay Ridge Bay Ridge instructor enlightens preschoolers on yoga

    A Bay Ridge yoga teacher is helping aspiring yogis take baby steps to enlightenment by offering a new class in this ancient art of exercise - for kids as young as 2.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • 235 Park Avenue South Film assistant OK after scary debris plunge

    Movie production assistant Walter Wilkerson, 56, who was injured when he was hit with wood from a construction site at 235 Park Avenue South.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • A. Philip Randolph High School After 150 surgeries, shocking loss of heroic, upbeat Iraq vet

    German was raised in Washington Heights and attended A. Philip Randolph High School in Harlem before moving to Hartsdale as a teenager.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • 1160 Gates Ave Cop's son found slain in Brooklyn

    Witnesses told investigators they saw two or three men fleeing from the scene at 1160 Gates Ave.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Grand Central Terminal SHOT AT TRANSIT GLORY

    Yesterday, performers were each given five minutes at the tryout at Grand Central Terminal in front of a panel of judges far more generous than their hit TV counterparts.

    Published by New York Post on May 2, 2008.

  • 1160 Gates Ave COP'S SON, 18, IN FATAL STAB

    The teen was knifed at about 6 p.m. in a hallway inside an apartment building at 1160 Gates Ave. in Bushwick, police said.

    Published by New York Post on May 2, 2008.

  • Gravesend NERVOUS JURY NAILS MOB KIN IN B'KLYN SLAY

    The men said Arena robbed Braccia of his jewels, then stabbed him more than 30 times during a hellish, all-out struggle as the van wound its way through Gravesend in the early-morning darkness.

    Published by New York Post on May 2, 2008.

  • Greenwich Village 'FREAKED OUT' UMA SOBS

    The slender, 6-foot-tall stunner spent a day on a Manhattan witness stand, describing her two years of terror at being stalked - online, on set and even on her Greenwich Village doorstep - by a love-obsessed, mentally ill fan.

    Published by New York Post on May 2, 2008.

  • Meatpacking District MEATPACK MUSEUM

    The Whitney Museum has unveiled a design for a satellite museum in the Meatpacking District that's even larger than its Upper East Side branch.

    Published by New York Post on May 2, 2008.

  • Whitney Museum MEATPACK MUSEUM

    The Whitney Museum has unveiled a design for a satellite museum in the Meatpacking District that's even larger than its Upper East Side branch.

    Published by New York Post on May 2, 2008.

  • Gershwin Hotel COP BUSTED AS A RAPIST

    Kevin Johnson, of Brooklyn, was busted Tuesday morning after the purported attack in the Gershwin Hotel at 7 E. 27th St., law-enforcement sources said.

    Published by New York Post on May 2, 2008.

  • 1160 Gates Ave Sources: Son Of NYPD Officer Killed

    Sources said the young man was stabbed at about 6 p.m. in a hallway of 1160 Gates Ave.

    Published by WNBC on May 2, 2008.

  • downtown Brooklyn Sharpton Announces Plan To Shut Down NYC

    Dozens of people gathered at a meeting meant to firm up plans to shut down New York City in protest of the Sean Bell verdict in downtown Brooklyn Thursday night.

    Published by WNBC on May 2, 2008.

  • 1160 Gates Avenue Teen Son Of NYPD Officer Slain In Brooklyn

    The teen was apparently confronted by at least two men inside the hallway of 1160 Gates Avenue when the incident occurred, police said.

    Published by WNBC on May 2, 2008.

  • Upper West Side Surveillance Camera Catches Upper West Side Robber, Police Say

    Police in Manhattan are looking for two men who robbed a 10-year-old girl and her mother on the Upper West Side.

    Published by WNBC on May 2, 2008.

  • Upper West Side Photos released of robbery suspects

    NYPD officers are searching for two suspects behind a frightening home invasion robbery on the Upper West Side.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 2, 2008.

  • 1160 Gates Avenue Cop's son fatally stabbed in Brooklyn

    Scantlebury reportedly was visiting a relative at 1160 Gates Avenue in Bushwick. Investigators say he was stabbed repeatedly at the entrance to the building.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 2, 2008.

  • Public School 224 Brooklyn school concerned about graffiti

    The letters "JWP" which some say means, jump white people -- continues to pop up all over the playground, classrooms, hallways and even teachers' cars at Public School 224 in East New York.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 2, 2008.

  • SoHo Uma Thurman 'Freaked Out' By Accused NYC Stalker

    The actress said Jordan had tried unsuccessfully to get into her trailer while she was shooting the movie "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" in lower Manhattan's SoHo area in November 2005.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 2, 2008.

  • Eltingville S.I. Congressman Fossella To Explain DWI Arrest

    Alexandria, Virginia police have released few details of the DWI arrest, even withholding Fossella's mugshot. The congressman could not be reached Thursday. He missed six roll call votes in Congress, and there was no reply at his District 13 office in Eltingville or at his home in Great Kills.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 2, 2008.

  • Great Kills S.I. Congressman Fossella To Explain DWI Arrest

    Alexandria, Virginia police have released few details of the DWI arrest, even withholding Fossella's mugshot. The congressman could not be reached Thursday. He missed six roll call votes in Congress, and there was no reply at his District 13 office in Eltingville or at his home in Great Kills.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 2, 2008.

  • Whitney Museum So Far, Community Backs Whitney's Downtown Vision

    Plans for a new downtown Whitney Museum that would be situated at the southern end of the High Line in the meatpacking district are being met — at least for now — with support from the community.

    Published by New York Sun on May 2, 2008.

  • meatpacking district So Far, Community Backs Whitney's Downtown Vision

    Plans for a new downtown Whitney Museum that would be situated at the southern end of the High Line in the meatpacking district are being met — at least for now — with support from the community.

    Published by New York Sun on May 2, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards Rally Will Call on Governor To Halt Atlantic Yards

    Seizing on a string of reports questioning the economic viability of the Atlantic Yards project, hundreds of residents and a handful of elected officials are expected at a rally Saturday calling on Governor Paterson to step in and halt all demolition related to the $4 billion plan.

    Published by New York Sun on May 2, 2008.

  • Bay Ridge DWI Arrest Could Harm Fossella Election Chances

    The embarrassing incident could hurt Mr. Fossella's chances of retaining his seat representing the 13th district of New York — an area made up of all of Staten Island and the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, and Bensonhurst sections of Brooklyn — during next year's election.

    Published by New York Sun on May 2, 2008.

  • Dyker Heights DWI Arrest Could Harm Fossella Election Chances

    The embarrassing incident could hurt Mr. Fossella's chances of retaining his seat representing the 13th district of New York — an area made up of all of Staten Island and the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, and Bensonhurst sections of Brooklyn — during next year's election.

    Published by New York Sun on May 2, 2008.

  • Gravesend DWI Arrest Could Harm Fossella Election Chances

    The embarrassing incident could hurt Mr. Fossella's chances of retaining his seat representing the 13th district of New York — an area made up of all of Staten Island and the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, and Bensonhurst sections of Brooklyn — during next year's election.

    Published by New York Sun on May 2, 2008.

  • City Hall A Day of Shouting, Marching In Name of Multiple Causes

    A separate rally in front of City Hall brought the Teamsters Union out to yell about public housing.

    Published by New York Sun on May 2, 2008.

  • City Hall CUNY profs put Trustees on notice: no contract, low pay

    In a related drive, the union will hold a City Hall Press conference Wednesday and deliver up to 40,000 postcards to council members calling on them to restore $67.4 million in cuts to CUNY proposed in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s executive budget.

    Published by Crain's New York Business on May 2, 2008.

  • Red Hook Paterson picks new Port Authority director

    Ward is currently the managing director of the General Contractors Association of New York, a group that represents builders. He was previously an executive at American Stevedoring, the company that operates the Port Authority's Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Grand Central On track for subway stardom?

    Yesterday, Booke and about 60 other musicians from across the metropolitcan area gathered on a balcony at Grand Central Station to audition for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's "Music Under New York" program, which adds some 20 new acts a year to perform in 23 prime underground spots, including at Penn Station.

    Published by amNY.com on May 2, 2008.

  • Kingsbridge Armory New in the Norwood News

    the latest stories from the Norwood News, featuring wall-to-wall Kingsbridge Armory coverage.

    Published by West Bronx Blog on May 2, 2008.

  • Sunset Park Report: Brooklyn's Industrial Market Staying Strong

    "It's almost a secret that industrial buildings are asset properties on their own," says Ofer Cohen, who used to cover Sunset Park for Massey Knakal and is the managing director of TerraCRG, which started doing business this year.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Gowanus Report: Brooklyn's Industrial Market Staying Strong

    ) report showing that demand for warehouses, factories, and garages in Brooklyn remained fairly healthy despite the credit crunch. The firm researched industrial property sales in 2006 and 2007, and determined that while the volume of transactions was more or less the same both years (105 in 2006 versus 101 last year), the average price per square foot on industrial sites jumped from a little below $175 a foot to almost $200 a foot from '06 to '07. The median price per square foot rose 15 percent in 2007, to $181. At the same time, the study found that the aggregate value of transactions dipped to around $270,000,000 in '07 from $375,000,000 in '06, and there was a tad less turnover. "It's almost a secret that industrial buildings are asset properties on their own," says Ofer Cohen, who used to cover Sunset Park for Massey Knakal and is the managing director of TerraCRG, which started doing business this year. "For a long time people were looking at things only on a residential development level, but that's slowing down." Cohen says his company excluded sales from the report that seemed destined to be development sites, and he notes that the small number of transactions each year, and the dip in aggregate value of deals in '07 signifies, in part, that "there's not much industrial supply left in the city...While inventory gets tighter and the volume of trades lower, demand is holding, which keeps pushing prices higher, or, at the very least, keeping them at the same levels." Properties in Gowanus/Park Slope, Williamsburg, and Sunset Park fetched the highest prices last year. Of course, what we'd like to know is how the numbers stack up in '08.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Park Slope Report: Brooklyn's Industrial Market Staying Strong

    ) report showing that demand for warehouses, factories, and garages in Brooklyn remained fairly healthy despite the credit crunch. The firm researched industrial property sales in 2006 and 2007, and determined that while the volume of transactions was more or less the same both years (105 in 2006 versus 101 last year), the average price per square foot on industrial sites jumped from a little below $175 a foot to almost $200 a foot from '06 to '07. The median price per square foot rose 15 percent in 2007, to $181. At the same time, the study found that the aggregate value of transactions dipped to around $270,000,000 in '07 from $375,000,000 in '06, and there was a tad less turnover. "It's almost a secret that industrial buildings are asset properties on their own," says Ofer Cohen, who used to cover Sunset Park for Massey Knakal and is the managing director of TerraCRG, which started doing business this year. "For a long time people were looking at things only on a residential development level, but that's slowing down." Cohen says his company excluded sales from the report that seemed destined to be development sites, and he notes that the small number of transactions each year, and the dip in aggregate value of deals in '07 signifies, in part, that "there's not much industrial supply left in the city...While inventory gets tighter and the volume of trades lower, demand is holding, which keeps pushing prices higher, or, at the very least, keeping them at the same levels." Properties in Gowanus/Park Slope, Williamsburg, and Sunset Park fetched the highest prices last year. Of course, what we'd like to know is how the numbers stack up in '08.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Williamsburg Report: Brooklyn's Industrial Market Staying Strong

    ) report showing that demand for warehouses, factories, and garages in Brooklyn remained fairly healthy despite the credit crunch. The firm researched industrial property sales in 2006 and 2007, and determined that while the volume of transactions was more or less the same both years (105 in 2006 versus 101 last year), the average price per square foot on industrial sites jumped from a little below $175 a foot to almost $200 a foot from '06 to '07. The median price per square foot rose 15 percent in 2007, to $181. At the same time, the study found that the aggregate value of transactions dipped to around $270,000,000 in '07 from $375,000,000 in '06, and there was a tad less turnover. "It's almost a secret that industrial buildings are asset properties on their own," says Ofer Cohen, who used to cover Sunset Park for Massey Knakal and is the managing director of TerraCRG, which started doing business this year. "For a long time people were looking at things only on a residential development level, but that's slowing down." Cohen says his company excluded sales from the report that seemed destined to be development sites, and he notes that the small number of transactions each year, and the dip in aggregate value of deals in '07 signifies, in part, that "there's not much industrial supply left in the city...While inventory gets tighter and the volume of trades lower, demand is holding, which keeps pushing prices higher, or, at the very least, keeping them at the same levels." Properties in Gowanus/Park Slope, Williamsburg, and Sunset Park fetched the highest prices last year. Of course, what we'd like to know is how the numbers stack up in '08.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Massey Knakal Report: Brooklyn's Industrial Market Staying Strong

    "It's almost a secret that industrial buildings are asset properties on their own," says Ofer Cohen, who used to cover Sunset Park for Massey Knakal and is the managing director of TerraCRG, which started doing business this year.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • 475 Kent Avenue 475 Kent Vacate Order Lifted, Tenants Can Return

    The saga of 475 Kent Avenue drew to a close yesterday. Roughly 14 weeks after the landlord of the live-work loft building was found to be running an illegal matzo bakery in the basement, the FDNY lifted its Vacate Order yesterday. Much

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • 185 Ocean Avenue PLG 8-Story Apartment Could Get A Sibling

    at 185 Ocean Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens that last year sparked an

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • 189 Ocean Avenue PLG 8-Story Apartment Could Get A Sibling

    for neighboring 189 Ocean Avenue as a "development site" has been removed from the Sotheby's Realty website.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Prospect Park PLG 8-Story Apartment Could Get A Sibling

    however tame it was compared to our friends across the park. The new apartment would be the first new construction on Ocean Avenue alongside Prospect Park since the 1930s besides a church built in 1951.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Bedford-Stuyvesant Predatory Lending and Race: An Ugly Foreclosure Formula

    much harder than other racial/ethnic groups hardest. Here in New York, subprime loans made up 27 percent of refinances last year. People of color are more than three times as likely to hold subprime loans as non-minorities, and one in four homeowners with subprime mortgages in Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, predominantly black neighborhoods in recent decades, were in foreclosure last year, according to federal data.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Crown Heights Predatory Lending and Race: An Ugly Foreclosure Formula

    much harder than other racial/ethnic groups hardest. Here in New York, subprime loans made up 27 percent of refinances last year. People of color are more than three times as likely to hold subprime loans as non-minorities, and one in four homeowners with subprime mortgages in Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, predominantly black neighborhoods in recent decades, were in foreclosure last year, according to federal data.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Green-wood Cemetery TONY Takes a Walk Through Green-Wood Cemetery

    As part of its Walking Tour issue, Time Out NY this week serves up an unintimidating plan for tackling the sights of Green-wood Cemetery

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Coney Island TONY Takes a Walk Through Green-Wood Cemetery

    I always like to visit Charles Feltman. He opened up the first Coney Island hot dog stand and was the guy who thought up the idea of putting the dog on a bun. He then opened up an enormous restaurant called "Ocean Pavilion".

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Hale A. Woodruff School 'Jump White People' Graffiti Mars NYC Elem. School

    The words have most recently been broken down into an abbreviation, "JWP," which on Friday could still be seen scrawled on a gray bin in one classroom. The disturbing graffiti has plagued P.S. 224 in East, N.Y. for the last three weeks, showing up at least a dozen times on school walls, desks, the school playground, and even on two teachers' cars.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 2, 2008.

  • East Tremont Fire Destroys 5 Homes In Bronx

    More than 135 firefighters battled the three-alarm blaze on Washington Avenue near the East Tremont area for about two and a half hours. The fire was under control shortly after 8 p.m.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 2, 2008.

  • Washington Avenue and 180th Street Fire Engulfs At Least 5 Houses In Bronx

    More than 135 firefighters are battling the three-alarm blaze at Washington Avenue and 180th Street.

    Published by WNBC on May 2, 2008.

  • Riverdale Halstead Property sees gold in emerging neighborhoods

    Halstead used a different strategy in 2005, opening a 20-plus agent office in Riverdale, the safe-and-bucolic northwest Bronx neighborhood emerging as one of the best non-Manhattan home-buying opportunities in the low- and high-end of the market.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Brooklyn Heights Halstead Property sees gold in emerging neighborhoods

    In Brooklyn, Halstead immediately became part of the neighborhood by acquiring two local boutique brokerages. They bought William S. Ross Real Estate with offices in Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill in 2001. Last September, Halstead acquired Harbor View Realty, a 27-year-old Brooklyn Heights agency. Bess Dulany, daughter of the agency's founder, Harris Dulany, is now director of sales for Halstead in Brooklyn.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Cobble Halstead Property sees gold in emerging neighborhoods

    In Brooklyn, Halstead immediately became part of the neighborhood by acquiring two local boutique brokerages. They bought William S. Ross Real Estate with offices in Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill in 2001. Last September, Halstead acquired Harbor View Realty, a 27-year-old Brooklyn Heights agency. Bess Dulany, daughter of the agency's founder, Harris Dulany, is now director of sales for Halstead in Brooklyn.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • 166 Bank Street The Closer: Rotating apartments in Heidi Klum's building

    It's like musical chairs with apartments at 166 Bank Street, the far West Village loft building that's home to Heidi Klum. Six months ago, a longtime owner on the building's third floor bought the 2,200-square-foot apartment next door for $2.65 million, hoping to combine spaces with his current home for a 4,600-square-foot space. Now, he's selling both apartments.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Mill Basin The Closer: Rotating apartments in Heidi Klum's building

    In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Mill Basin, we hear a home is protected by an armed guard who stands through the night in a turret.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Greenwich Village The Closer: Rotating apartments in Heidi Klum's building

    Which developer might be having trouble selling a string of Greenwich Village townhouses? Apparently, they get little to no natural sunlight.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Battery Park The Closer: Rotating apartments in Heidi Klum's building

    "Finish Rich" author David Bach was so taken by his living experience at the Solaire, a LEED-certified green rental building in Battery Park City, he wrote a book about it. "Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth (and Get Rich Trying)" costs $10.46 on Amazon or $14.95 in local bookstores.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Fifth Ave. and 42nd St The Closer: Rotating apartments in Heidi Klum's building

    The New York Public Library continues to deliver on things to do and things to look at while using their facilities. At the library's main Humanities and Social Sciences Library at Fifth Ave. and 42nd St., an exhibition of more than 200 works from five local photographers explores the city from depths and angles not previously seen.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • Chinatown The Closer: Rotating apartments in Heidi Klum's building

    Thomas Holton's "The Lams of Ludlow Street" series goes inside the life of a Chinatown family of five. Holton grew close to the family from 2003 to 2005, when he captured them on film. The result is incredible insight into the physical limitations and emotional capacities that New York families deal with everyday in our very diverse private spaces.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • 1160 Gates Avenue Who killed rapper "Young Noddo" ?

    According to police, Scanltebury was stabbed in the neck, chest and abdomen on the sidewalk outside 1160 Gates Avenue around 6 p.m., and stumbled up the steps before collapsing in the hallway of the building. He was taken to Woodhull Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

    Published by amNY.com on May 2, 2008.

  • Park Slope Bird Blog: Week 1

    Jennifer Mankins, owner of Park Slope- and Cobble Hill-based stores Bird, is just embarking on her most ambitious retail effort yet, a 2,500-square-foot space on Grand Street in Williamsburg.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Williamsburg Bird Blog: Week 1

    Jennifer Mankins, owner of Park Slope- and Cobble Hill-based stores Bird, is just embarking on her most ambitious retail effort yet, a 2,500-square-foot space on Grand Street in Williamsburg.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Cobble Bird Blog: Week 1

    Jennifer Mankins, owner of Park Slope- and Cobble Hill-based stores Bird, is just embarking on her most ambitious retail effort yet, a 2,500-square-foot space on Grand Street in Williamsburg.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Dumbo Bird Blog: Week 1

    My planning showed I would need at least 2000 square feet, and I knew I would probably have the best chance of finding a space that size in an area with an industrial history like Dumbo, Williamsburg, or even Manhattan.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Chinatown Bird Blog: Week 1

    So I followed a few leads in Manhattan, including a dream space on Orchard and Broome, a generic storefront on Grand and Mercer, even an old church in Chinatown.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Carroll Gardens Open House Picks

    Carroll Gardens 415 Sackett Street Douglas Elliman

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Prospect Heights Open House Picks

    Prospect Heights 287 Park Place Corcoran

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Fort Greene Open House Picks

    $2,195,000 GMAP P*Shark Fort Greene 305 Cumberland Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 1-3 $2,195,000

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Clinton Hill Open House Picks

    Clinton Hill 186 Washington Avenue Aguayo & Huebener Sunday 12-4 $1,739,000

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • City Hall Bloomberg Proposes Lean Budget

    Citing lower expected revenues from Wall Street, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg released his budget at City Hall on Thursday.

    Published by New York Times on May 2, 2008.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 54 More Women Accuse Bloomberg Firm of Bias

    The number of women involved is likely to grow, Raechel L. Adams, a lawyer for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, told Judge Loretta A. Preska.

    Published by New York Times on May 2, 2008.

  • 131 Emerson Place Development Watch: 131 Emerson Place Demo

    The demolition phase at 131 Emerson Place kicked into high gear this week. The two-story industrial building is being razed by developer (and blogger) Hudson Companies to make way for a planned 16-story building that will run through the block to Classon Avenue.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Hudson Companies Development Watch: 131 Emerson Place Demo

    The demolition phase at 131 Emerson Place kicked into high gear this week. The two-story industrial building is being razed by developer (and blogger) Hudson Companies to make way for a planned 16-story building that will run through the block to Classon Avenue.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Clinton Hill Streetlevel: Ice Cream Could be Fair Game For Sun, Flies

    Clinton Hill isn't the only neighborhood with new outdoor seating

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • 120 Montague Street Streetlevel: Ice Cream Could be Fair Game For Sun, Flies

    There's some good news for sun-worshipping sweet-tooths in the Heights: The Häagen-Dazs at 120 Montague Street gained approval from a Community Board 2 subcommittee last week to add sidewalk seating, according to District Manager Robert Perris. Zwei

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Brooklyn CB 2 Streetlevel: Ice Cream Could be Fair Game For Sun, Flies

    There's some good news for sun-worshipping sweet-tooths in the Heights: The Häagen-Dazs at 120 Montague Street gained approval from a Community Board 2 subcommittee last week to add sidewalk seating, according to District Manager Robert Perris.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Brooklyn Heights Streetlevel: Ice Cream Could be Fair Game For Sun, Flies

    Not only is Brooklyn Heights "America's First Suburb" and "New York City's First Landmark District", but it's also home to "America's First Hagen-Dazs Shoppe, circa 1976"

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Fort Greene Closing Bell: Flea and House Tour Pray for Sun

    Fort Greene House Tour must also be watching the weather report closely. Both events happen Sunday. The Flea runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 176 Lafayette Avenue.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • 176 Lafayette Avenue Closing Bell: Flea and House Tour Pray for Sun

    The Flea runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 176 Lafayette Avenue. Closet trains are the C and G to Washington/Clinton

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • Fulton and Lafayette Closing Bell: Flea and House Tour Pray for Sun

    The house tour is from noon to 5 p.m.; you can pick up your tickets in the BAM Garden at Fulton and Lafayette or at the flea market. If you're in the neighborhood on Saturday, make sure to stop by the Habana Outpost Block Party.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 2, 2008.

  • East Village No resting on family laurels

    "I think I'm the only New York actor who hasn't," she says, sipping mint tea in an East Village eatery near her apartment. "I've always wanted to play the villain. But the young girl is never the villain."

    Published by New York Daily News on May 2, 2008.

  • 96 Greenwich Street Pussycat Lounge Preserved! Sam Chang Sells Building To Club Owner for $2.5 M.

    After a lengthy legal fight, ravenous hotel developer Sam Chang has apparently given up his plan to tear down the old Pussycat Lounge at 96 Greenwich Street.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Willets Point City Wants $389 M. for Willets Point

    The mayor’s executive budget released yesterday called for $389.7 million in city funding for the proposed Willets Point redevelopment, an amount that would be one of the largest direct city contributions for an economic development project during the Bloomberg administration.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Shea Stadium City Wants $389 M. for Willets Point

    The city’s plan to redevelop Willets Point, a 61-acre industrial area next to Shea Stadium, has been criticized by numerous members of the City Council, including almost every member from Queens.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards City Wants $389 M. for Willets Point

    As means of comparison, the city previously pledged $350 million for the expansion of the publicly owned Javits Center and $200 million for Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards development.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Chelsea Tom Duane and Millionaires

    At a community meeting in Chelsea last night about local transportation issues, State Senator Tom Duane went off-topic and reiterated his support for the millionaires tax.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

  • Lower Manhattan Weiner's Approach to a Special Interest

    Here’s a clip from a breakfast in Lower Manhattan this morning hosted by the Hispanics in Real Estate and Construction, where likely mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner conceded nothing on what one organizer said was “one of the most important items on our agenda.”

    Published by The New York Observer on May 2, 2008.

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