‘Crispy Mr. Chicken’ Announces Itself on 4th Avenue
Perhaps looking to fill the void that was created when the KFC on 4th Avenue closed in the fall so that it could be converted into a McDonalds, an awesome sign advertising “Crispy Mr. Chicken” has been on the More...
Opening Day for Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitors Center!
Last week there was a sneak peek for media of the new Brooklyn Botanic Visitors Center, and today it opens to the public. The project was designed by the firm Weiss/Manfredi. According to a rep for the institution, More...
City Studies Big Traffic Changes for 20th Street
Via a resident of the South Slope, we hear the following: “The residents of 20th st. have been lobbying CB7 and DOT for years. DOT finally did a study…and is unveiling it to the community on 5/30. It’s More...
Loopy in Prospect Park? Changes Come to the Ring
Reprinted in full from Gothamist: Back in February, in the wake of two serious collisions between cyclists and pedestrians in the often-crowded 3.3 mile Prospect Park Loop, the DOT proposed a significant redesign More...
The Bike Share Map is Here!
And Gothamist says the list looks “freaking sweet.” It’s still in draft and this is only the first phase of proposed locations, so no Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Prospect Heights or Crown Heights More...
Steiner Goes Big in Carroll Gardens
OK, we’ve got a purchase that just hit public records that will probably make it to the top-10 biggest commercial real estate deals of 2012 in Brooklyn: Doug Steiner purchased 204 Huntington Street in southern More...
Public Review Begins for Bed Stuy North Rezoning
The southern portion of Bedford Stuyvesant was rezoned back in 2007 in an effort to preserve the historic area’s low-rise character and now the city is moving ahead with similar plans for a northern portion More...
Argentinian Celebs Buy Northside Piers Penthouse
Nicolás Repetto, an Argentinian newscaster, purchased a penthouse unit at Northside Piers, according to public records filed on Friday. Repetto is one half of a Buenos Aires power couple, as his wife, Florencia More...
Fowler Square Renovation Has Begun in Fort Greene
The transformation of Fowler Square into a pedestrian plaza has started! As you can see in the photo, a corner of the plaza is being expanded into Fulton Street. DOT will also turn the short block of South Elliott More...
Opening Shots Fired With Bills Involving Landmarks Law
Today the City Council’s land-use committee held a meeting to discuss a number of bills involving Landmarks Preservation Commission operations, including some that preservationists believe could severely damage More...