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Not Just Nets

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Atlantic antics! Yards hearing goes haywire!

Atlantic Yards: Last night’s public hearing about the recent changes to the Atlantic Yards proposal that gave would-be developer Bruce Ratner sweeter terms degenerated into mayhem as supporters and opponents shouted at each other and the state panel overseeing the stalled megaproject. Comments (17).

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Ikea to start charging for ferry service to Hook superstore

Red Hook: The Swedish furniture giant, which made alternative transportation a big selling point at its Red Hook megastore, will now start charging for boat rides from Manhattan. Comment.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Council: Bloomy Coney rezoney is no baloney

Coney Island: A City Council committee approves the city’s plan to revive Coney Island. Comments (3).

Friday, July 17, 2009

Botanic Garden to get a new face

Prospect Heights: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is about to break ground on a new, transparent, glass-walled structure — but it’s not a new greenhouse, it’s a spiffy new Washington Avenue entrance. Comments (4).

Want to open a supermarket? Here’s your chance

Vinegar Hill: The city has made it official: It wants a supermarket inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Comments (7).

Thursday, July 16, 2009

State blocks higher rents for garage at Riverside Apartments

Brooklyn Heights: A state agency has sunk a landlord’s plans to construct an underground garage topped with a garden behind an historic Joralemon Street apartment complex. Comments (1).

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