December 2011
14 posts
The EPA has released their Draft Feasibility Study... →
Loving the B61
I love the B61. I ride it frequently, to the gym, the train, to Brooklyn Bridge Park, to Park Slope, to Fairway. Sometimes, I look for excuses to ride it! I find it to be convenient and fast and frequent. My elderly Grandmother uses it as her main mode of transportation, and she loves it as well. If my family had a bus nowadays (since the elimination of the B71), the B61 would be it.
However,...
There has been a partial building collapse at the corner of Columbia Street and Degraw Street. The building is non-residential and no people were injured or displaced. NYPD, FDNY and the Department of Buildings has responded to the scene to ensure that all safety measures are taken.
Gowanus Whole Foods Gets Some Land Use Setbacks
Whole Foods has been trying to finish up their development for years now on the corner of Third and Third. Last year, we analyzed their traffic study, which was laughable in that it proposed the minimum required “improvements” for the community, and also their pathetic responses to traffic generation concerns. In fairness to them, the response from Community Board 6 to their...
Keeping Sewage out of the Harbor →
Bakeries! →
A sub in the Gowanus? →
Why are these things never at a time when people... →
Holiday Events Friday, December 9th, Columbia...
Friday, December 9th, at 5:00 - 7:00, come down to the Columbia Waterfront District Tree Lighting Event at Sackett and Columbia (don’t forget a gift to donate for the kids!). Santa has been known to show up on a fire truck/sled. And then walk on over to Brooklyn Collective for their party. Nice.