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De Blasio signed bill to create Office of Nightlife on Tuesday at House of Yes

September 21, 2017 By Robert Lanham

De Blasio signed bill to create Office of Nightlife on Tuesday at House of Yes

Finally, smaller DIY venues in New York will receive some support from the city. Tuesday night at House of Yes,  Mayor de Blasio signed a bill that will create a Nightlife Office for the city with its own Nightlife Mayor and a 12-member committee. Marky Ramone and jazz bassist Ron Carter where in attendance to show their […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Bushwick, News Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, house of yes, Marky Ramone, Matthew Demar, Night Mayor, Office of Nightlife

“Office of Nightlife” taskforce run by a “Night Mayor” may lend a hand to NY’s DIY scene

June 19, 2017 By Free Williamsburg

“Office of Nightlife” taskforce run by a “Night Mayor” may lend a hand to NY’s DIY scene

We’re all tired of lamenting the closures of our favorite DIY venues. Shea Stadium. Aviv. Don Pedro. DBA. And the list goes on. Thankfully, Bushwick’s cool councildude Rafael Espinal is working to create a task force to help DIY spaces and smaller venues thrive: The bill introduced Thursday by City Councilman Rafael Espinal would create […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Night Mayor, nightlife ambassador, Rafael Espinal

Bushwick Inlet Park will finally be completed

April 20, 2017 By Nicole Napolitano

Bushwick Inlet Park will finally be completed

The mayor’s office announced that the 12-year promise to complete Bushwick Inlet Park, made initially by former mayor Bloomberg, will finally be fulfilled. The land, costing the city $160 million, was purchased from developer Norman Brodsky who would not give it up until he got a “good” price for it (he was initially offered $100 million […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, bushwick inlet park, East River State Park, Michael Bloomberg

Sunset Park-to-Queens streetcar plans deliver excitement and concerns

June 3, 2016 By Robert Lanham

At a meeting on Wednesday addressing the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (aka the de Blasio Streetcar) Councilman Antonio Reynoso proposed Bedford Ave be closed to traffic to encourage more visitors to the area. (Not that we need any more.) The bustling thoroughfare Bedford Avenue could be turned into a pedestrian plaza and a right-of-way for the proposed […]

Filed Under: Events, Greenpoint, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, de Blasio Streetcar, g train, l train, public transportation, streetcar

Times says Bushwick Inlet Park could cost another half billion in "ransom" money

June 1, 2015 By Robert Lanham

Better late than never, the Times has finally tackled the Bushwick Inlet Park controversy. Adding up the numbers, they write that the city — which has already spent $225 million on the park — is a “textbook study in civic entropy and how public developments go awry.” And $225 million is just the beginning. The […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, bushwick inlet park, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers

Forget the park we were promised…. suspicious CitiStorage fire site to be sold to developers

May 11, 2015 By Robert Lanham

This is not a huge surprise — money talks in this town. But still, fuck this guy and the bureaucrats who will let it happen. A partnership between the real estate investment groups Midtown Equities and East End Capital has secured an option to purchase the most closely watched development site in Brooklyn, according to […]

Filed Under: Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, CitiStorage fire, gentrification, Norman Brodsky, Stephen Levin

Nearly one hundred sites including Green-Wood Cemetery could lose their landmark preservation status without public hearings

December 2, 2014 By Robert Lanham

Of course, this is just confirmation that developers call the shots in New York these days. We’ve already lost The Domino Sugar factory to the whims (and wallets) of Two Trees. Green-Wood Cemetery and Long Island City’s iconic Pepsi sign could be next: The Landmarks Preservation Commission plans to remove almost 100 sites and two historic districts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, developers, gentrification, Landmarks Preservation Commission, two trees

Pat Kiernan was at The Gutter, de Blasio visited The Meatball Shop

October 27, 2014 By Robert Lanham

So while Christie and Cuomo have panic attacks — residents remain unphased – and life returns to normal in Williamsburg and New York. Pat Kiernan bowled at The Gutter on Saturday. He posted this picture on Facebook and said “Nice crowd at The Gutter tonight after a tough 48 hours. And I just bowled three […]

Filed Under: Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, Ebola, Pat Kiernan

Mayor's office gets additional affordable housing for Domino despite Two Trees’ "skillfully framed" PR campaign

March 4, 2014 By Robert Lanham

From a press release sent by the mayor’s office: [Two Trees] will provide an additional 110,000 square feet of affordable housing as part of the project, for a total of 537,000 square feet of affordable housing. The proposal will create 700 affordable apartments covering a range of incomes, including a significant number of units sized […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, developers, domino sugar factory, Jed Walentas, politics, real estate, two trees

Big baby Jed Walentas — who's Daddy built DUMBO — threatens to revert to hated Domino Sugar plan

February 28, 2014 By Robert Lanham

Turns out Jed doesn’t like de Blasio’s insistence on creating more affordable housing in Williamsburg. Like any pampered man-child, he’s decided to throw a temper tantrum should his Domino Sugar rezoning requests fail to be approved: The mayor’s administration is insisting that the developer add even more space for affordable housing and, as a result, […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, developers, domino sugar factory, Jed Walentas, real estate

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