
NYC politics aggregated from around the web
The blog Greenpointers will host its Love Birds Valentine’s Market on Saturday, February 11, when food, gift and craft vendors will take over the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, at … Read more
Artists Shawn Dulaney and Hugh Crawford will host Show and Tell: Artists Talk and Answer Questions on Tuesday, February 7, from 8-10 PM, in the upstairs gallery at The … Read more
The 120-year-old Danish Athletic Club on 65th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues -- where the Scandinavian East Coast Museum is hosting Fastelavn on February 26 -- was once in … Read more
FIVE PLAYWRIGHTS AT THE OLD STONE HOUSE! On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8 p.m., Brooklyn Reading Works presents the 2012 edition of New Plays by Brooklyn Playwrights, an annual … Read more
Show and Tell: Artists Talk and Answer Questions with Shawn Dulaney and Hugh Crawford On Tuesday, February 7 , 2011 from 8-10 p.m. at The Old Stone House Remember Show … Read more
When state Senator Eric Adams organized a surprising January 22 press conference on Atlantic Yards, I speculated that one motivation was his rumored run for Borough President in 2013.Adams wouldn’t … Read more
Relying on a behind-the-paywall WWD article, New York Magazine reports:Jay-Z’s forthcoming commercial will be called “From Marcy to Madison Square,” and show black-and-white footage that follows Jay-Z’s rise from selling … Read more
In a brief news item reported Sunday, February 5, 2012, WNYC radio discussed litigation brought against four law schools in New York State, one of which is Brooklyn Law School. … Read more
Atlantic Yards Report
So, while some were waiting around for Atlantic Yards, Brooklyn continued to change:
Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights becomes “the next … Read more
Teresa’s, the popular Polish/American eatery at 80 Montague Street (between Hicks and Montague Terrace) came in third in the paper’s citywide survey of egg breakfast offerings. New York Daily News: … Read more
Bloomberg View
As you watch the Super Bowl Feb. 5, spare a thought for the taxpayers in the host city of Indianapolis. The stadium in which the game will … Read more
So, while some were waiting around for Atlantic Yards, Brooklyn continued to change:Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights becomes “the next subway stop on Brooklyn’s gentrification express”While the Brooklyn House of … Read more
An editorial from Bloomberg View, As Super Bowl Shows, Build Stadiums for Love and Not Money: ViewWhat price could a city government place on its citizens’ love for their sports … Read more
A Youtube video was released this Friday in an effort to catch Mayor Bloomberg’s eye and encourage him to consider a plan to turn an old Downtown Brooklyn building into … Read more
If you’re looking for a new hot spot in Brooklyn to eat out – look no further. Dale Talde, of “Top Chef” fame has now opened a restaurant called Talde. … Read more
On Thursday, February 16 at 8 PM, Brooklyn Reading Works will present New Plays by Brooklyn Playwrights 2012, curated by playwright Rosemary Moore, at the Old Stone House in Park … Read more
Atlantic Yards Report
Well, the stock market sure liked Forest City Enterprises’ decision to divest itself of the land business and, along the way, shifting its corporate structure to … Read more
International Business Times
By Roland Li
No story about public financing of sports facilities would be complete without a mention of the poster child of wasteful public spending: Atlantic Yards.
To the hair and nail salons that have opened on Remsen St btwn Court and Clinton, add a new Massage Parlor. Massage Envy is a national chain offering 1-2 hour … Read more
CBS 2 New York
By B.D. Gallof, WFAN.com
Despite earlier skepticism and the lack of any new developments since being mentioned two days ago, this author has written a new article covering … Read more
Brooklyn Heights resident Björk has launched a combination concert & performance art event in support of her new album “Biophilia,” at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. If … Read more
Republicans have hijacked the U.S. Ways and Means Committee by introducing a bill (H3864) that would overturn federal policy under the Surface Transportation Act by de-funding public transit.
Since President Reagan, … Read more