February 23, 2008: Vol. 31, No. 8
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Downtown plan: Downturn! Big D’Town project hits the brakes
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BAM District: New — and cheap — concert space near BAM
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Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008

New — and cheap — concert space near BAM

By Dana Rubinstein
BAM District: Music lovers will get to hear the likes of Lou Reed, Ben Folds Five and Dan Zanes — and not spend much money to do it — at a new concert hall being opened close to much-pricier venues near the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene. Comment.

Bell tolls for the Gowanus

By Mike McLaughlin
Toll Brothers
Carroll Gardens: The dream of a Gowanus Canal lined with homes and esplanades instead of oil companies and junkyards took a step forward as a developer of suburban McMansions unveiled its vision for a 447-unit development that actually uses the fetid canal as a selling point. Comments (4).

Downturn! Big D’Town project hits the brakes

By Dana Rubinstein
Downtown plan: The abrupt shutdown of a major development project just blocks from Metrotech is a setback to plans for a new 24/7 Downtown Brooklyn, experts are saying. Comments (5).
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