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May 20, 2008

Tuesday Links

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Park Slope. Photo by forklift.
With Eased Parking Rules, New Worries in Park Slope [NY Times]
As Term Wanes, Bloomberg’s Temper Boils Up [NY Times]
What the DOB is Supposed to Monitor [NY Times]
Fossella Won't Seek Reelection [NY Daily News]
Overcrowding Worries at Schools [NY Daily News]
Fave Names for NY Babies [NY Post]
Were You Obama's Neighbor? [Brooklyn Hts Blog]
How to Build in NYC? [AY Report]




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Slow day brownstoner?

Posted by: guest at May 20, 2008 8:54 AM

mo may mownmoner?

durrrrrrrrrrrrr

Posted by: guest at May 20, 2008 9:05 AM

has anyone heard of park slope?

is it family friendly?

Posted by: guest at May 20, 2008 9:27 AM

Absolutely amazing! This is the THIRD NY Times article about alternate side parking being suspended in Park Slope. Some reporter who lives there must be VERY worried about not being able to park. It's OK though, because we know how comprehensive the newspaper of record's Brooklyn coverage is every day :-)

Posted by: Bob Marvin at May 20, 2008 9:29 AM

Could the alt-side parking fiasco be revenge from DOT traffic planners to Park Slope? A possible reason: For vehemently opposing the stupid DOT idea to convert park slope's avenues to one-way streets.

But whatever the reason, why would the City let the DOT do this during a horrible economy? They are losing ticket revenue!

Posted by: guest at May 20, 2008 9:31 AM

9:27,

I hear that a few families have moved there from Brooklyn Heights, where they've been renovating those old broken-down "brownstones" for a couple of years. I doubt that this "brownstone revival" will ever catch on.

Posted by: Bob Marvin at May 20, 2008 9:32 AM

9:27, ask Heather; she's quite familiar with it. All I know is that within it there's apparently a big hill that slopes down from Prospect Park West down to 4th Avenue.

Posted by: Biff Champion at May 20, 2008 9:35 AM

Finally we have the orientation and nature of the hill correct.

I wouldn't call it a big hill though, unless I was from, say, Florida.

Posted by: guest at May 20, 2008 9:38 AM

On the DOB article:

“With engineering, it is either right or not,” [DOB's Chief Engineer] said. “This dates back centuries. This is a known trade. There is very little new about this stuff.

Exactly. Boo hoo, some contractor's complaining because it actually takes more time, skill, and money to do something *correctly*.

jerkoffskis

Posted by: guest at May 20, 2008 11:58 AM

No, 9:31. Although DOT installs the signs, street cleaning regulations originate with DOS, so it's a whole 'nother agency.

Posted by: guest at May 20, 2008 1:40 PM

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