Arts & Culture
Not My President Day (Photo by strawwings via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQxrgEFBR8X/?tagged=notmypresidentday])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Sh*t people say at the Park Slope Food Co-op [New York
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Brooklyn Academy of Music (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The intersection at Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene tops the list [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170216/REAL_ESTATE/170219909/cultural-hub-near-brooklyn-academy-of-music-becomes-nexus-of-retail-and-residential-development-and-a-place-to-buy-condos-in-brooklyn-near-parks] of six retail areas poised for growth in CPEX Real Estate’s eighth annual Brooklyn Retail Report.
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Kensington Stables (Photo by Melissa Akar/Corner Media)This Thursday, the last horse stable near Prospect Park is set to be auctioned off in a bankruptcy sale. But City Council Member Brad Lander is trying to keep the Kensington Stables [http://kensingtonstables.com], built in 1930, from becoming just another
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“Made in NY” Campus rendering via the Office of Mayor Bill de BlasioFour elected officials penned a joint letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio last week expressing concerns about potential displacement of residents and small businesses due to the implementation of the “Made in New York” campus in Sunset Park.
Central Brooklyn
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This series is brought to you by Movers not Shakers [http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XX43Mq982VfD3B88rByZMW1qMCsg56dF8-f6JZ3Md02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moversnotshakers.com%2F&si=4690707457769472&pi=15ff7d6a-7568-4198-f06a-0f93469f56f0] . We’re in the doldrums of the calendar year. “Yet we know that winter is just another step
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Community Voices HeardHundreds gathered outside City Hall yesterday demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio provide $1 billion annually to much-needed repairs in NYCHA developments. Community Voices Heard [http://www.cvhaction.org/] (CVH), a grassroots organization founded in 1994 to advocate for social, economic, and racial justice, organized the
Central Brooklyn
A deteriorating house at 7 Irvington Place, in the Fisk Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District, was denied a major revamp this week, reports YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2017/02/landmarks-not-satisfied-with-proposed-renovation-of-eyesore-house-at-7-irvington-place-flatbush.html] . The Landmark Preservation Commission deemed the proposal too drastic, saying it would destroy the house’s historical context. The
Business
Ferrara Bros. Concrete Mixer via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6766266,-73.9946256,3a,37.5y,186.86h,83.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svuK0TQVea1U-N7hntIElSw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1] Ferrara Bros., the largest concrete supplier in the city, will be moving its manufacturing plant to 740
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107 Columbia Heights via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/107+columbia+heights/@40.6994149,-73.9958412,3a,75y,88.37h,99.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJybfyZjjAbhbytdQTQ6uBg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x15529d9996dd94a9!6m1!1e1] After almost a year since going on the market, 107 Columbia
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“Made in NY” Campus rendering via the Office of Mayor Bill de BlasioMayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/084-17/state-the-city-mayor-de-blasio-creates-made-ny-manufacturing-campus-bush-terminal-in#/0] the city’s $136 million plan for a 300,000-square-foot “Made in New York” Campus at Sunset Park’s Bush Terminal. Joined by
Central Brooklyn
162 Argyle Road between Albemarle and Beverley Roads. (Photo via Douglas Elliman)It’s starting to become a real party at the $2Mil club in Prospect Park South, with another Argyle Road home joining the list last week. While not quite as opulent as some of its neighbors, the three-story