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We couldn’t help but notice some remarkable news stories today. Greenpointers uncovered a plan by a Russian oligarch to build three 90-story towers on the Brooklyn waterfront that will include “green skyways where residents can experience outdoor living without leaving the premises or putting a foot on the ground.”

It also noted the opening of Brooklyn Pasture, a new restaurant serving food foraged right in the neighborhood.

We also read that Vice Media plans a big expansion to Bushwick where, according to Bushwick Daily, it plans to evict world-famous pizza restaurant Roberta’s to “regain some of the street creed we had before becoming a bastion of corporate hegemony.”

Those looking to visit the borough might want to stay at Hudson Brooklyn, where the beds are made of reclaimed hay and spin guru Sven provides the electricity.

Perhaps saddest of all, Brownstone Detectives reported, a developer is planning to tear down architectural treasure Boys High School in Bed Stuy to make way for a glassy tower, pictured above.

But there is a silver lining: 3 percent of the 300 apartments (nine units) will be affordable for at least five years. Affordable studios will start at $3,300 a month, and three-bedrooms will go for $5,500.

Happy April Fool’s Day.

Russian Oligarch to Build 90 Story Towers on Waterfront [Greenpointers]
New Restaurant, Brooklyn Pasture to Serve Food Foraged in Greenpoint [Greenpointers]
Breakin’: Vice Expands to Moore St. Shuttering Local Businesses, Including Roberta’s [Bushwick Daily]
Boys High to Meet Wrecking Ball [Brownstone Detectives]

Photo by Brownstone Detectives


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