November 17, 2007: Vol. 30, No. 45
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Downtown archive
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
Gold St seeing triple
Downtown plan: Despite earlier reports that an apartment project on the site of the McDonald’s at Tillary and Gold streets would consist of just one building, the developer told The Brooklyn Paper this week that he’s actually going to give birth to three. Comment.
‘Holy’ man cons a Downtown good gal
Downtown: A couple of con artists managed to con a woman out of $6,000 on Oct. 29 thanks to a complex ruse and the victim’s own good intentions. Plus all the other crime from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.
The dough is rising all over
Heights Lowdown: Being a carbohydrate lover in Brooklyn Heights is costly — and I don’t mean having to sacrifice your size-6 jeans —Â thanks to new price hikes on wheat. Comments (1).
City: Save history on Duffield by paving over Duffield homes
Downtown plan: The city’s memorial to Brooklyn’s Underground Railroad history will sit atop an underground parking lot that will be built where the very Abolitionist history being commemorated is said to have actually happened. Comments (1).
