By Ben Muessig
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Williamsburg Waterfront: The developer behind Brooklyn’s second biggest construction project says that he’s doing fine — even though his foes are hoping that the softening economy will do to his oversized project what it did to Atlantic Yards.
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Greenpoint: He had a note. She had the cash. The transaction was completed promptly. Plus all the police news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct.
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Mean Streets: Fasten your seatbelts, Williamsburg — next week’s community board meeting is going to be a “showdown” over the stunning Christmas Eve dismissal of the chairwoman of the transportation committee, who was deposed because of her vocal support for a pair of controversial Kent Avenue bike lanes.
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Mean Streets: Opponents of a pair of controversial bike lanes on Kent Avenue have been using school buses to block the street in an act of automotive disobedience — and now they’re publicizing their plans with a billboard blaming the resulting traffic jams on cyclists.
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Williamsburg Waterfront: A historic, Cass Gilbert-designed building on the Williamsburg waterfront will be preserved in perpetuity — no thanks to the city.
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Williamsburg: A box cutter is the tool of choice for this thief. Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct.
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Greenpoint: Two hoodie-wearing punks brutalize a man. Plus all the police news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct.
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