December 20, 2008: Vol. 31, No. 50
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Stableton?!
Kensington: Residents of a seven-square-block micro-neighborhood south of Prospect Park are succeeding in their quest to have the community renamed “Stable Brooklyn” — yes, that’s the name of the neighborhood, not the local bumper-sticker slogan. Comments (4).
Marty: Yes on Dock Street (sort of)
DUMBO: Borough President Markowitz announced that he supports a DUMBO developer’s controversial residential tower, defying opponents who say the 18-story building would obstruct views of the Brooklyn Bridge — but his approval is conditional on a redesign of the building. Comments (4).
The (not-so-big) dig
Bridge ‘Park’: The promise of construction of the Brooklyn Bridge Park development along the DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights waterfront may be a symbol of a glorious future for the borough — but it has also revealed a scintillating symbol of Brooklyn’s glorious past. Comment.
Another Coney dream
Editorial: Our editorial board is skeptical of a Municipal Art Society scheme for Coney Island. Comments (3).
A bunch of clowns
Mean Streets: The fight over a pair of controversial Williamsburg bike lanes has gotten so wacky that cycling activists sent in the clowns — literally. Comments (10).
Abandoned ship
Coney Island: It’s a race against time to save two iconic structures from the recently closed Astroland park in Coney Island. Comments (5).
Work on Bridge ‘Park’ to start today (no, really)
Bridge ‘Park’: The construction of Brooklyn Bridge Park is supposed to begin today. Comments (1).
Exclusive! Green Church to become a school
Bay Ridge: The city is moving towards buying the land that was once home to Bay Ridge’s beloved, but now-demolished, “Green Church” for a new school, The Brooklyn Paper has learned. Comments (2).
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