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Disappointed By Waterfront Development, Greenpoint Residents Look For Answers

Construction at Greenpoint Landing continues apace, with a second tower rising next to One Blue Slip (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – This week, representatives from the Department of City Planning (DCP) met with residents in Greenpoint to explain the process of waterfront zoning with a presentation, an event organized by the

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Box Street Park Plan To Be Revised After Community Feedback

Eventually, Box Street Park will be built over the paratransit parking site the city uses at the north end of Greenpoint (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – A park slated for the northern tip of Greenpoint has gone back to the drawing board for a bit after being presented to the community

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Waterfront Park Opens at Greenpoint Landing

GREENPOINT – One of the key concessions made by developers eager to erect high-rise luxury rental towers along the North Brooklyn waterfront has been the inclusion of public green space along the water. This week, one such space at the northern end of Greenpoint opened up for use. At the top

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Big Developments in Greenpoint Real Estate

The Greenpoint Savings Bank on Manhattan Avenue (Via Property Shark)GREENPOINT – Big developments in the Greenpoint real estate scene are afoot as iconic property changes hands and developers reveal big plans. First, the iconic Greenpoint Savings Bank was sold to real estate investor Jack Terzi for more than $10 million,

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Shoreline Residents Will Be Better Supported During Future Recoveries

An aviation bill could help homeowners previously ineligible for disaster relief funds. After Superstorm Sandy, some homeowners received FEMA emergency funds. Once those emergency funds maxed out at $32,000, FEMA instructed homeowners to apply for low-interest, federal-based Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Soon after some homeowners qualified for and

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New Permits Reveal Development Plans on Greenpoint Waterfront

GREENPOINT – With two highrise developments already looming over Greenpoint’s waterfront, recently filed permits have revealed a bit more detail about another 40-story apartment tower coming to the north end of Brooklyn. Currently, a 100,000 square foot warehouse occupies the site—once the home of AMC Computers—but in

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Lottery Opens for 140 Affordable Housing Units in Greenpoint

140 units of affordable housing on India Street in Greenpoint are now available via lottery (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GREENPOINT – Along with the massive high-rise construction coming to Greenpoint’s exploding waterfront development scene, a new building’s worth of affordable housing units has just been added to the NYC Housing

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Clean Energy Company Eyes South Brooklyn Marine Terminal For Possible Wind Farm

Image via pedrojperez [http://mrg.bz/qFNqNS].An offshore wind farm project that would generate clean energy and power for New York City might be in the works and project managers are considering the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal on the Sunset Park waterfront as a potential “staging ground,” according to

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Over Objections About Parking, Community Board Approves Controversial Zoning Permit For Local Health Center

Attorney Eric Palatnik explaining the new parking plan for the health center at 3133 Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Community Board 15 gave the go-ahead Tuesday night to a controversial special zoning permit that allows an Emmons Avenue healthcare center to enlarge its property by adding an extra

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Ocean Avenue Footbridge Now Open!

The Ocean Avenue footbridge [/tag/ocean-ave-footbridge/] connecting Sheepshead Bay to Manhattan Beach has reopened, making good on the Department of Transportation’s promise that beachgoers would be able to enjoy it by Memorial Day. The 135-year-old bridge closed approximately 2.5 months ago [/ocean-avenue-footbridge-now-closed-following-weather-related-delays/] to allow contractors access and protect

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Coney Island Beach Isn’t As Full Of Sh*t As You Think, But The Creek Is

Coney Island Creek by Cropsey Avenue is the city’s most fecal-filled waterway, according to one number-crunching analyst. Ben Wellington, a statistics professor at Pratt Institute who runs the I Quant NY blog [http://iquantny.tumblr.com/post/97788820249/fecal-map-nyc-the-worst-places-to-swim-in-the-city] , pulled Department of Environmental Protection water sampling data on fecal

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One Hundred Years Ago Today, These 40 Ladies Showed “Skilful Work” During “Fancy Diving Contest”

Twitter user @RealTimeWWI [https://twitter.com/RealTimeWW1/status/489269656918962177/photo/1] alerted us to the photo above this morning, showing the “Start of women’s race” here in Sheepshead Bay exactly one hundred years ago today. The photo itself comes from the Library of Congress Bain Collection [http://loc.gov/

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Emmons Avenue’s Newest Restaurant, Rocca, Now Open

It’s been a long journey, but Rocca Cafe & Lounge is finally open to the public at 2712 Emmons Avenue, the former site of Dunkin’ Donuts, which closed in 2009 [/goodbye-dunkin-donuts-hello-liman/]. The revamped building is not only the latest restaurant to open on Emmons Avenue, but one of the few

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De Blasio Vows New Approach To City’s Sandy Aid Distribution

Photo by Erica ShermanWith new reports every week [http://www.ny1.com/content/news/205028/victims-wonder-why-only-small-amount-of-build-it-back-funds-have-been-spent] about the growing frustration New York City’s Superstorm Sandy victims feel towards recovery programs, Mayor Bill de Blasio has acknowledged that the city “needs to do better,” and said his administration will find

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John F. Kennedy Watercolor Painting Of Sheepshead Bay Will Be Auctioned On Assassination Anniversary

John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was also a watercolor enthusiast, and produced a painting of our beloved Sheepshead Bay waterfront while campaigning for the presidency. Entitled “Sheepshead Bay, NY,” it and two other canvasses will be sold at auction by John McInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury,

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Ocean Avenue Footbridge To Finally Receive Paint Job After Sandy Repairs

Contractors for the Department of Transportation were at the Ocean Avenue footbridge today, putting a layer of primer down on the 132-year-old span – the first time it’s been splashed with paint since the structure was rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy [/footbridge/]. It’s a welcome sight. Passing that bridge frequently,

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Photo: Gravesend Bay, Through The Haze

Neighbor Roman Kruglov shared this beautiful photo he took overlooking Gravesend Bay – the beloved waterway (and shipping channel) that abuts our community. It’s a fantastic shot that captures the industrial nature or our urban waterfront, yet it doesn’t let a bit of the beauty of it go by.

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Photo: Injured Swan Saved On Emmons Avenue

Source: Cymbrowitz’s officeIt’s been a good couple of week’s for the area’s wildlife. First, Coley the Osprey escaped more than a year of warrantless government surveillance [/coley-the-osprey-set-free/], as the recording device that tracked his movement became dislodged and eventually removed. Then some kidnapped horseshoe crabs found

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Celebrate Easter With Il Fornetto’s Fixed Price Menu! (Sponsored)

This is a paid announcement from il Fornetto [http://www.ilfornettorestaurant.com/], Sheepshead Bay’s premier waterfront dining establishment at 2902 Emmons Avenue. Click to enlargeFor more information, visit il Fornetto’s website [http://www.ilfornettorestaurant.com/]. The above is a paid announcement by il Fornetto [http://www.ilfornettorestaurant.com/

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The Breakers Facing Financial Troubles As Developer’s Debt Changes Hands

The profitability of the 3112-3144 Emmons Avenue waterfront condominiums known as the Breakers remains up in the air as Madison Realty Capital just acquired a $23.5 million note in default from the complex’s previous owners, according to a report by Globe St [http://www.globest.com/news/12_

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National Grid Shares Details Of Paerdegat Basin Oil Spill

Source: Geoffrey Croft via awalkintheparknyc.blogspot.comWhen we first broke the story about the Paerdegat Basin oil spill [/oil-spill-brooklyn-national-grid/], in which an estimated 800 to 1,400 gallons of natural gas condensate, compressor oil and turbine oil poured into the waters near Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, info was scarce. Representatives

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It’s A Good Day In Sheepshead Bay: A Morning With Mookie On The Marina

Photo by Elaine L.The following story – an unexpected delight! – landed in my inbox this morning from Mickie Whitley, a 13-year resident of Sheepshead Bay. “This neighborhood is one of those which has a very tangible natural presence and I find the juxtaposition of this in New York City to

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Golden Cheers On Southern Brooklyn Ferry Service

Source: Golden's officeThe following is a press release from the offices of State Senator Marty Golden: Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) has issued the following statement following the State of the Borough Address delivered by Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz last evening: “As a long time advocate for

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Photos: Sheepshead Bites Birthday Bash 2011!

More than 300 people came to party on the pier at the Baron DeKalb Knights of Columbus Saturday night, celebrating the third year of Sheepshead Bites and the launch of Bensonhurst Bean, our new Bensonhurst news [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com] venture. Bouncing back and forth throughout the night, there was

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Breaking: Boat Slams Into Ocean Ave Footbridge

We just received these photos of a small sailboat slamming into the Ocean Avenue footbridge, near the Manhattan Beach side. We’re not sure yet what happened or if there’s any damage. But from the looks of it, the boat somehow became unanchored and drifted with the storm’s