May 13, 2011: Vol. 34, No. 19
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Neighborhood integrity matters
Perspective: Brooklyn has always had a distinct culture, vibrancy and an independent spirit not seen in other places. Our neighborhoods — long magnets for immigrants from all over the world — have been safe havens for families that planted roots in one of Brooklyn’s many enclaves and began to design their new lives. Comments (5).
Should neighborhood names be controlled by law?
Perspective: A state assemblyman wants to ban “fake” neighborhood names cooked up by real-estate brokers. But doesn’t this fly against the central fact of New York life that the only constant is change? Click below for the lawmaker’s opinion piece, plus one from an opponent of his bill:
New names help Brooklyn grow
Perspective: I believe that Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries’s proposal is extreme. Renaming neighborhoods is smart, strategic, and allows for expansion. Comments (13).
Rendering vs. reality on Smith Street
Carroll Gardens: Who are you going to believe — a developer or your own lying eyes? Comments (8).
Yeah, but aren’t all renderings just lies?
Carroll Gardens: The rendering of the building at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place is hardly alone as an example of artifice trumping actuality. Here are some other examples. Comment.
Bridge from Squibb Park to Brooklyn Bridge Park will cost $4.9M
Bridge ‘Park’: Brooklyn Heights will get an innovative $4.9-million footbridge that zigzags over streets and through buildings to connect the northern part of the neighborhood to one of the world’s most breathtaking parks. Comments (7).
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