Politics
November 4, 2009
Election 2009: No Big Surprises in Brooklyn
You've probably seen them by now, but just in case (and just in case you feel like discussing), we've post the results of all the Brooklyn City Council races yesterday on the jump. In some of the races most relevant to Brownstoner-land, Tish James, Brad Lander, Al Vann, Charles Barron, Sara Gonzalez, Vincent Gentile and Mathieu Eugene all emerged victorious.
2009 NYC General Election Returns [NY1]
Photo by Susan NYC
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November 2, 2009
Closing Bell: Windshield Spam Backfires
Here's one thing we learned today: If you want people to vote for you, you might not want to put political fliers designed to look like parking tickets on their windshields. "Thank you for giving me a very clear favorite in this election - your opponent," one South Slope resident wrote to Gothamist about Council candidate Joe Nardiello's marketing tactics. A Brooklyn Heights resident who emailed us was equally peeved — and surprised when he got the following email response from Nardiello:
What would you do? if the media is allowing our local pols to 'stick a spigot in your back'... without featuring the story? Do you want a defender and a fighter of your rights -- or not? I went straight to YOU. You would have simply received an annual bill, in the Spring if I'd not done this. Think twice. Your local government is plotting over the next few months to charge YOU and everyone that visits you, real $$ -- which may amount to $400-500 per car owner. Everyone that visits you, will need a Temporary Residents Sticker, etc. I'm sorry to have shocked you, and clearly upset you. But, Squadron-Lander-DeBlasio have set the stage for a HUGE payday for the MTA on our backs, and ONLY our backs. The only person in NYC government that can stop this -- is me. The choice is yours.
October 16, 2009
Relationship between Towns and Countrywide Scrutinized
Representative Edolphus Towns, a Democrat from Brooklyn and the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has been relentless in his criticisms of the financial services industry, reports The New York Times, but now he himself is under fire because he opposes Republicans' efforts to subpoena records for Countrywide Financial, a company implicated in the subprime mortgage crisis. Republicans have suggested that Mr. Towns has received loans from Countrywide’s V.I.P. program and refuses the subpoena for personal reasons. A representative of Mr. Towns said this is simply a smear campaign, since Countrywide was already investigated last year regarding its connections to Senators Christopher Dodd and Kent Conrad, with both parties coming out clean. “He went to his local mortgage guy and got a normal mortgage,” the representative said. “The guy’s from Brooklyn and doesn’t have much money and wasn’t prominent enough to be considered a V.I.P. Whether it was later transferred through the V.I.P. program, I don’t know. But he didn’t receive any favors.” The Dodd-Conrad investigation showed that the V.I.P. program expedites service but issues regular loans at market rates. Republicans plan to continue their investigation, however, to prevent companies from buying influence from government officials.
Watchdog in Congress Now a Target Himself [NY Times]
October 14, 2009
EPA, Bloomberg Compete to Clean Gowanus
In late September, the Gowanus Canal, polluted from sewage runoff and years of industrial waste, made headlines when Riverkeeper, a watchdog organization, threatened to sue major polluters unless they take remedial action. The Environmental Protection Agency is also considering the waterway as a possible Super Fund, which would take extensive containment measures and look for clean-up funds through litigation against present and past polluters. The Bloomberg administration opposed both these plans, offering that the city could clean the canal faster, without hampering private development—and Friday, in a pump house along the canal, Bloomberg announced the details of his plan: a two-stage process that he expects would clean the canal within ten years. The first stage, according to The Architect's Newspaper, consists of three capital programs to increase fresh water flow, dredge the river, and increase capacity to transport and process sewage runoff. The second, and more vague, stage involves approaching companies to help remedy some of the long-term environmental damage, with matching funds from the federal Water Resources Development Act. The city would grant oversight rights to the EPA, which could step in if the city's program failed to meet its standards. There are no data yet concerning which plan, city clean-up or the Super Fund process, would be safer for residents or more environmentally sound. Some people have criticized Bloomberg, saying that his sudden interest in the canal isn't just to protect private development but because Riverkeeper implicated the city's Department of Transportation as one of the polluters. The decision has caused some polarization and frustration already; at Friday's announcement, for example, eight supporters of Super Fund designation were barred entry to the event, while the developer Toll Brothers was allowed inside, reports the Daily News. A Bloomberg representative said that it was simply a private event for invited guests and the media. And there are other residents, on the other hand, who don't care who cleans the canal, as long as someone does.
Riverkeeper, Feds, State Jostle to Clean Gowanus [Brownstoner]
Advocates of Super Fund Barred from City Conference [Daily News]
Flushing the Gowanus [Architect's Newspaper]
Photo by Timothy Vogel
October 7, 2009
The Fate of the Broadway Triangle
It's going to be a big month for the Broadway Triangle, the city's nine-block redevelopment site in South Williamsburg that has attracted a fair share of controversy. The City Planning Commission was scheduled to vote today on the plan, which calls for 1,850 new apartments with about half reserved for affordable housing, but postponed the vote until October 19 (it was originally scheduled for September 23, but was already rescheduled once before). The City Council will also discuss the vote later this month at the Land Use Committee hearing. Finally, the Broadway Triangle Community Coalition, the meta-organization that formed to oppose the city's plan primarily due to its closed-door process, filed suit against Mayor Bloomberg and the Housing Department and the court date is currently set for October 19. "The coalition’s plan is unlikely to succeed," writes Matt Chaban in The Architect's Newspaper, but he mentions that their actions have raised awareness with the community board and the Department of Housing, Preservation, and Development regarding the nebulous planning process, and perhaps this awareness will trickle down with some positive effect for the coalition.
Gathering Storm [Architect's Newspaper]
Community Groups Sue City over Broadway Triangle [Brownstoner]
October 2, 2009
The Mob Infiltrates the DOB
"The Buildings Department has a history of corruption scandals," says The New York Times, such as the plumbing inspector extortion cases in 2002, but now the DOB can add mob infiltration to its list of black marks on its record. Yesterday prosecutors accused the Lucchese crime family of installing three of its associates in the DOB, who then participated in bribery, abuse of power, gambling, drug-trafficking, extortion, and loan-sharking. Three others from the DOB were also accused, and 27 of the 29 people named in the indictment have been arrested, according to the Times. Last year, the long string of accusations against the DOB led to scrutiny from the Department of Investigation, which in turn led to the resignation of former Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster. The new commish, Robert D. LiMandri, expressed an intent to crack down on the department. Regarding the Lucchese family indictment, he told the Times: “As a precaution, the department has visited all of the buildings associated with the investigation to ensure safety, and we expect to complete all reinspection work soon...These former inspectors are accused of betraying the public and this department for their own selfish gain, and they should be prosecuted to the full extent under the law.”
Mob Infiltration Is Seen in New York City Agency [NY Times]
Agency With a History of Graft and Corruption [NY Times]
Image of Gaetano Lucchese, co-founder of the Lucchese crime family, from Wikipedia Commons
September 24, 2009
The City Spurs Grocery Stores to Underserved
The Bloomberg administration, which has already cut down on trans fats and distributed fruit vendors to produce-anemic neighborhoods, is now seeking to provide incentives for grocery stores to open in areas where most families spend their food budget at bodegas and drug stores. The City Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposal on Wednesday, reports The New York Times, which would grant zoning and tax incentives to grocery stores, with set requirements about how much produce and other foods they sell. The city is eying northern Manhattan, central Brooklyn, the South Bronx, and downtown Jamaica in Queens. Many city officials, food experts, and grocery store executives approve of the plan, meant to spur economic growth in addition to encouraging health (and fighting the rising rates of obesity and diabetes), but the Times mentions a recent report to Congress by the Department of Agriculture that shows an uncertain correlation between obesity and access to healthy, fresh foods. Avi Kaner, a supermarket operator, said education is the main solution. “If you force distribution of product to a population that’s not interested in it, or not educated in it, and the grocery stores can’t make a profit,” he told the Times, “they’ll eventually leave.” Check out the Times article for more details about the program, similar programs across the country, and a finer breakdown of the pros and cons.
A Plan to Add Supermarkets to Poor Areas [NY Times]
FRESH Food Store Program Overview [DOCP]
NYC's Neighborhood Grocery Store and Supermarket Shortage [DOCP]
Photo by Royce Bair
September 16, 2009
Democratic Primary Results
The Democratic primary, held yesterday, was, in many ways, about Democratic Party leader Vito Lopez—whether his hand-picked candidates would get pushed through to run for City Council on the party ticket. Steve Levin, from team Lopez, won in the 33rd District with 33.7 percent of the vote (Jo Anne Simon was his closest competitor, with 20.2 percent); Maritza Davila, endorsed by Lopez, lost in the 34th District to Diana Reyna, a former Lopez staffer who fell out with the party boss. Incumbent Letitia James won in the 35th District with 81.2 percent of the vote, and Brad Lander took the 39th District with 41.1 percent due to, he told The Brooklyn Paper, his stances on "affordable housing, livable communities, jobs, and good schools." In the race for comptroller, Councilman John Liu of Queens came out 8 points ahead of Brooklyn Councilman David Yassky, but with 38 percent of the vote, did not have the 40 percent required to win outright. Thus there will be a runoff election held September 29. For more primary results, check out the Eagle's coverage of the State Senate race.
33rd District: Levin Wins Handily [Brooklyn Paper]
35th District: James Steamrolls Yards-loving Foe [Brooklyn Paper]
39th District: Lander Crushes Four Rivals [Brooklyn Paper]
Liu and Yassky Headed for Runoff [NY Times]
State Senate Primary Results [Brooklyn Eagle]
September 8, 2009
Triangle Debate Goes On over Eminent Domain
The city's controversial plan to develop a 31-acre area of Williamsburg known as the Broadway triangle still needs approval from City Council, but if it goes forward, the project will displace at least six businesses via eminent domain and throw others into limbo due to rezoning. The Daily News tells the story of some of these business owners such as Ernie Wong, 33, whose family owns Shanghai Stainless Product & Design Co. on Gerry Street, or Sara Gelb, 52, who started a bus company on Bartlett Street with her husband 25 years ago and has built it up to a fleet of 18. Borough President Marty Markowitz approved the development plan, but stressed the importance of relocating these businesses properly by finding relocation spots before acquiring the property, and funding the businesses generously. These owners are still concerned, however, that they will receive the short end of the stick. Aaron Jacobowitz, 44, told the News that he has established a customer base for his Bartlett Street flower shop, Floral Expression, over 14 years; for him, moving shop would mean starting over. "It's a back-room deal," he said. "We're determined to fight it all the way to the end." The Broadway Triangle project has already received plenty of opposition over political corruption, due to a no-bid process that granted development rights to the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and the Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, which has ties to Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who has also been accused of several forms of corruption.
Williamsburg Businesses Fear for Eminent Domain [NY Daily News]
Markowitz Endorses Lopez's Triangle Plan [Brownstoner]
The Voice Calls Out Lopez [Brownstoner]
Broadway Triangle into Bermuda Triangle? [Gothamist]
Photo by Scott Bintner/PropertyShark
September 2, 2009
The Voice Calls Out Lopez
This week The Village Voice grilled State Assemblyman Vito Lopez of the 53rd district for corruption, especially the misappropriation of funds. Lopez has been in the news recently due to the controversial development deal with the city for the area of East Williamsburg known as the Broadway Triangle, as well as two City Council district elections in which his former aides are running. The Voice goes through a laundry list of complaints that have long been associated with Lopez's name: allocating state funds to his pet projects such as the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (which received the development rights to the Broadway Triangle in a no-bid process, along with the United Jewish Organizations); Angela Battaglia, his partner and the housing director who receives $190,000 per year; Bushwick United Democratic Club and its newspaper, which publishes a high volume of Lopez-glorifying stories; the list goes on. Lopez is currently trying to push three allies into public office, while Diana Reyna, an incumbent City Council candidate and former aide of Lopez, is on the outs with her former mentor. Instead, Lopez is supporting Maritza Davila for the 34th district seat, who is currently a project director at Ridgewood Bushwick. At a rally for Davila, Lopez said, "We need a team player!" Lopez's opponents in the community, of course, could not agree more.
Power Plays by Party Boss Vito Lopez [Village Voice]
Markowitz Endorses Lopez's Triangle Plan [Brownstoner]
Voice Takes on Vito [BushwickBK]
Image of Steve Levin, left, and Vito Lopez from BushwickBK
September 1, 2009
Mapping Slumlords
Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate, is making tenants' rights a key aspect of his platform: last Sunday, he joined a City Hall rally against negligent landlords, and he has launched a Slumlord Watch List on his website, where visitors can submit an address of a questionable building to see if it "meets minimum health and safety standards and has open, life threatening violations." The site doesn't mention the criteria, but de Blasio said in a press release that unacceptable conditions include "leaking pipes, exposed wires, no fire alarms, [and] broken locks." It is unclear how long the site will remain active (will he take it down if he is or is not elected?) and what, if anything, de Blasio plans to do with it or how he will use it to pressure landlords or take legal action.
Advocacy Org Finds Ubiquitous Housing Discrimination
The Federal Fair Housing Act was passed 40 years ago, points out the Gotham Gazette, which allows the Department of Justice to prosecute "patterns or practices" of "housing discrimination", and yet housing discrimination persists, according to the Fair Housing Justice Center, a non-profit advocacy organization. There is a significant dearth of affordable housing, for example, and the sales and rental markets are operated by brokers, some of whom use illegal practices and propagate discriminatory concepts such as the idea that it is okay to set a limit on the number of children. The FHJC gave the Gazette several examples of discrimination based on race (NYC is the fourth most segregated metropolitan area in the U.S. for African Americans, and the fifth most for Latinos), disabilities (such as new buildings that flaunt flout design requirements for access to disabled people), or income source. In July 2008, for example, the FHJC found that close to 400 posts from 161 different real estate companies on Craigslist discriminated on income source alone, using phrases like "no government programs." As a solution to these violations of rights, the Center is pushing for better training of realtors and brokers, consistent and flexible enforcement of existing laws, and improved regulations towards marketing practices that will make all available units visible to all demographics.
Housing Bias Persists [Gotham Gazette]
August 28, 2009
Markowitz Endorses Lopez's Triangle Plan
Borough President Markowitz endorsed the Broadway Triangle development plan of Assemblyman Vito Lopez this week, according to The Brooklyn Paper. He also endorsed Steve Levin, a former Lopez staffer, for councilman from the 33rd district. The Broadway Triangle, a 31-acre plot in East Williamsburg slotted for redevelopment that includes 1,851 units of housing, has been an incendiary issue with some locals, who have protested favoritism and exclusion in the planning process. The current plan, pushed through by Lopez's Ridgwood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council as well as the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, calls for 905 of the 1,851 units to charge below-market rates, whereas opponents of the plan want taller buildings with more affordable units. Markowitz endorsed Lopez's plan, but recommended certain changes: another 150 units of affordable housing, a method of guaranteeing that affordable housing remain affordable in the long term, and security for displaced businesses. Markowitz also possibly implied that he supports Levin because Levin, in turn, supports the city's plan for the Broadway Triangle: "I know Steve’s opponents think process is more important than results … but he understands that results are the most important thing." GMAP
Old Feuds Resurface in a Brooklyn Rezoning Fight [NY Times]
Marty Endorses Lopez's Pet Projects [Brooklyn Paper]
Markowitz Holds Hearing on Broadway Triangle [Brownstoner]
Broadway Triangle Creates a Wedge in Williamsburg [Brownstoner]
Broadway Triangle: Reverse Class Cleansing in BBurg [Brownstoner]
August 26, 2009
Bloomberg Opines on Atantic Yards, Coney Island
Mayor Bloomberg spoke with reporters from the Community Newspaper Group, the parent company of The Brooklyn Paper, on Monday as part of his campaign tour, where they discussed everything from overzealous ticketing agents to Atlantic Yards. Concerning the latter, he hopes that developer Forest City Ratner can use the Frank Gehry designs for the arena and skyscrapers, as originally planned but later abandoned due to cost. It would make the arena—and Brooklyn—even more of an international draw, he reasoned: "Simon and Garfunkel on their tour would go to Brooklyn in a second before they go to Madison Square Garden. They’re New Yorkers." (Has MSG been airlifted out of NYC recently?) Concerning the epic legal battles and financial concerns behind the massive development, the mayor sided with Ratner. "One of the great sins here is this small group of people stalled it so long [that] the economy is different," he said. (AY Report disputes this view here.) Also of note, Mayor Bloomberg touched upon another hot-button development topic, Coney Island. Last month, City Council approved his plan for a new amusement park, hotels, theaters, a water park, and apartments. The last step is to purchase all or some of the land owned by developer Joe Sitt of Thor Equities. "Fundamentally, the deal with him is done," the mayor said. He also insisted that Sitt will not develop the land himself, ominously adding that "He needs sewers; he needs water; he needs streets ... If the city doesn’t want to cooperate, [Sitt’s] going to spend a lot of time with a lot of money tied up."
Bloomy Still Wants Gehry—and Other Tidbits [Brooklyn Paper]
Bloomberg Blames AY Opponents for Loss of Gehry [AY Report]
Photo by David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons
March 30, 2009
A Third Candidate Enters District 35 Council Race
Delia Hunley-Adossa's not the only one gunning for Tish James' City Council seat in the 35th District. The latest challenger is a man named Medhanie Estiphanos and, despite a loquacious introductory blog post on his website Change35.com, we can't tell you a whole lot about him other than that he grew up in Asmara Eritrea and made his way with his family to San Diego. (As a commenter points out, his bio was in a tab on the side of the page: He's a financial consultant with a background as a teacher and housing policy and administration in Los Angeles.) The rest of the verbiage is pulled from the early Obama playbook of sweeping generalizations and calls for change. At the very least, his entry into the race adds a little gender diversity to the all African-American race.
Medhanie's Announcement [Change35]
A New 35th District Candidate [AY Report]
March 27, 2009
Ratner Money Fueling Challenge to James' Council Seat?
Despite protestations to the contrary, it's looking like Bruce Ratner is going to be a major player in the challenge to Council Member Letitia James' seat in the 35th District. Atlantic Yards Report, which broke the news of the campaign by Delia Hunley-Adossa earlier this month, has a post out this morning about Hunley-Adossa's campaign treasurer Charlene Nimmons. According to AYR, Nimmons, like Hunley-Adossa, runs a small non-profit whose major purpose appears to be to funnel salaries from Bruce Ratner to the women who run them in return for their support of the Atlantic Yards project.
As with Hunley-Adossa’s Brooklyn Endeavor Experience (BEE), Nimmons’s Public Housing Communities (PHC) likely relies on the largess of developer Forest City Ratner. (Neither would confirm or deny that most funding comes from FCR, though Hunley-Adossa has acknowledged that FCR supported one program and Nimmons has cited an FCR-supported event sponsored by her organization.) If so, given the light workload of both nonprofits, the salaries Nimmons and Hunley-Adossa both draw from their nonprofits give them leave to work on the campaign--which suggests that the developer is supporting the challenge to James even without direct contributions.
In her one speech thus far, Hunley-Adossa, who owns a security company in addition to serving as the head of the 88th Precinct’s community council, tried to make her campaign about "the issues" but the Atlantic Yards project is clearly the elephant in the room.
Photo by Jonathan Barkey
November 5, 2008
Brooklyn Celebrates
Eyemaze captured the mood in Brooklyn last night with these pics of partying on the streets of Fort Greene. (There was just a touching eye-witness account given on the Brian Lehrer show as well.) We believe the appropriate word would be psyched. Check out these photos of ebullient Brooklynites.
If There Is Anyone Out There...
... who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
Where were you last night? What'd you think of the speech?
November 4, 2008
Election Night Parties
Where to go tonight, either to celebrate or commiserate? McBrooklyn has gathered up a guide to tonight's festivities (or grief gatherings), including Brooklyn Based's Red+Blue party at the Bell House; Galapagos' Obama-Fabulous party with kissing booth and the Yes We Can-Can girls; and Union Hall's return-watching groups. Many more at McBrooklyn and Gowanus Lounge.
Photo by enwiiE.
Long Lines, Everywhere
Already, Flickr folks are posting photos, and even this video, of long lines at the polls, all across Brooklyn. In Park Slope, the line stretched out even before the booths opened at 6AM. Bring coffee. Prepare to wait. Where did you vote? How long did it take? Any problems?
Video by wnyc.
Park Slope: The Blue Half of the Two Americas
As we saw in the Brooklyn political donations map last week, Brooklyn tilts heavily toward the blue. Perhaps that's why the British newspaper The Guardian chose it to represent left-leaning America. "If New York city epitomises liberal America; and if Park Slope, a neighbourhood of Brooklyn heavily peopled by writers, artists and other creative souls, epitomises left-leaning New York; then the co-op epitomises left-leaning Park Slope." That's where they perched to poll Obamamaniacs about their feelings, which were "somewhere between excitement that Obama might be about to win, and uncontrollable anxiety that the Democratic cause was about to be ravaged once again." Apparently, anxiety is the prevailing sentiment. "One Park Slope food co-op member said a man in her block of apartments had stopped shaving until victory day; his beard was already long and bushy. Elsewhere across the liberal heartlands, a woman from Denver was reported to have put her love life on hold until the Colorado result came in, while a psychotherapist from Manhattan's Upper West Side said about 90% of her patients were raising electoral fears in their therapy sessions." By tonight, folks should be able to revert to shaving, dating discussing their parents in analysis, one way or another. By the way, the other America? Orange, Texas. "'I am not for socialism. Let's just put it at that way,' [the voter] snapped and then stalked angrily into the local Wal-Mart."
Fear and Loathing Divide Two Americas on Eve of Vote [Guardian]
Photo by atdubya.
October 31, 2008
How Brooklynites Donated
This morning the Columbia Journalism Review Journalist puts into pictures what most of could have guessed about the political leaning of King's County: Brooklyn's pretty blue. Working with data from opensecrets.org, CJ mapped political contributions to Obama and McCain by zip code. Only seven areas donated in McCain's favor, and they were all in the south. By far the most pro-McCain neighborhood was Bensonhurst, where the white-haired war hero got 95% of the loot. The percentage was flipped in Park Slope, where Obama raked in a total of $496,089.
October 29, 2008
Term Limit Fall-Out: de Blasio Eyes Public Advocate Seat
In the wake of last week's term limit vote, Council Member Bill de Blasio is changing course, packing in his campaign for Borough President (a role which, presumably, Marty Markowitz will continue in) and setting his sights on the office of Public Advocate. Although incumbent Betsy Gotbaum has announced she will not be seeking re-election, the Daily News reported (via GL) yesterday that "hyper ambitious" Queens Council Member John Liu will also be gunning for the Advocate position.
October 24, 2008
Tish and BdB Suing Over Term Limits
As expected, Councilmembers Letitia James and Bill de Blasio have formally announced their intention to file a lawsuit over yesterday's vote to extend term limits. "New Yorkers twice voiced their opinions on term limits," said de Blasio in their joint press release, "and yesterday their will was subverted." And James: "The vote taken by the City Council yesterday represents a great step backward for democracy."
Where To Now, Yassky and de Blasio?
So now that the City Council has voted to extend term limits, what does that mean for Brownstone Brooklyn? Assuming Marty decides to re-up for Borough President, Councilman Bill de Blasio will have to seriously rethink whether he wants to go up against the man who's come to personify Brooklyn or ride out another term representing Brooklyn's 39th District. And, over in the 33rd District, will Councilman David Yassky pull the plug on his bid for Comptroller? (Council member Letitia James is technically still in her first term and was always going to run again for her seat.) On the Atlantic Yards Report, Norman Oder thinks both will "seek a relatively safe (because of the power of incumbency) third term rather than pursue a more competitive citywide office." What do you think?
Council Backs Bloomberg Bid to Run Again [NY Times]
The Future of Term Limits Is in Court [NY Times]
Photo by Hussain Akbar
Latest Restaurant Additions
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Le Barricou
added November 20, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Der Schwarze Kölner
added November 19, 2009 12:00 PM in Fort Greene -
Oak Wine Bar & Café
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Mr. Wonton
added November 17, 2009 12:00 PM in Park Slope -
Casa Rosa
added November 16, 2009 12:00 PM in Carroll Gardens -
Cousin John's Café & Bakery
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Elote
added November 12, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Miracle Grill
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Phoebe's Cafe
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Ruthie's
added November 9, 2009 12:00 PM in Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn