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Brooklyn Navy Yard Gets $1.687 Million Federal Grant to Fix Sandy Damage
The federal government has given the Navy Yard a $1,687,000 grant to repair damage inflicted by...
Queensboro Bridge Lamp Post: Safe and Sound
Remember when I told you about the time that I found a missing piece of the Queensboro Bridge? The...
Walkabout: Washington Hull — Brooklyn’s Forgotten Architect, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4 of this story. In 1903, a young architect born and raised in B...
Eight-Story Building to Replace 1870s Row Houses Where Black Elks Met in Bed Stuy
An eight-story mixed-use building will replace the former Elks Lodge building at 1068 Fulton St...
Lots Cleared for Huge Public Housing Project in Ocean Hill
Three huge lots equal in size to almost an entire block have been leveled to make way for a huge...
ODA Files Permits for Long-Stalled Waterfront Site in South Williamsburg
The long-stalled high rise development at 420-444 Kent Avenue on the waterfront in south William...
Thursday Links
A New Leader for Brooklyn Children’s Museum [NY Times] A Clothing Store in Brooklyn Reminds M...
Wednesday Blogwrap
Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building, Public Plaza to Replace El Greco [Sheepshead Bites] Displacem...
Closing Bell: City to Demolish Landmarked Greek Revival Wood Frame in Wallabout
We're sad to report that the city plans to demolish the crumbling mid-19th century wood frame a...