Afternoon Links: Landmarks to Vote on Proposed Bedford Historic District Next Month

In the News

PLG Homeowners Vote No to Mandatory Affordable Housing [Q Parkside]
Don’t Worry, Those Explosions Near The Brooklyn Navy Yard Are for Television [Gothamist]
New Souvenir Shop in Gowanus Pays Homage to Canal’s Murky History [PMFA]
Brooklyn Parks Chief Looks Back at 33 Years of Service [Eagle]
Pols Crack Down on Underground Brooklyn Rave Scene [BK Paper]
Bedford Historic District Up for Landmarks Commission Vote Next Month [DNA]

How has the personality of the Coignet Building been transformed by its restoration? Click through to see the Comment of the Day…

Comment of the Day

Well, it’s been transformed from looking like a truncated New England college building to a mausoleum on steroids, but the building has artificial stone in its DNA, so the result makes sense.

— slopefarm in Gowanus’ Mysterious Landmark, the Coignet Building, Turns a Whiter Shade of Pale

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