Ok, so everyone’s favorite embodiment of doom in Greenpoint, the mega-project Greenpoint Landing is getting two more massive “high-rise” buildings for “luxury residential rentals.” 30 and 40 stories each, these towers are terrible, just the worst. These towers will steal your girlfriend. They’ll do all your drugs and ask to borrow five bucks. They’ll throw […]
Greenpoint Landing developers paid $400,000 to the city to cut down three trees
How bad do developers want to take over the Greenpoint waterfront these days? Bad enough to pay the city $400,000 to cut down three elderly trees that were in their way. From Brooklyn Paper: The department said it is not in favor of felling mature foliage, but five trees at Newtown Barge Park — at […]
Forget poor doors, Greenpoint developers building segregated poor buildings
The last time we checked in with the progress of the 10-tower Greenpoint Landing waterfront development — aka Stephen Levin Towers — we were hearing concerns from the community about the decision to dig in a polluted Superfund site. Now, that they’ve officially broken ground — don’t breathe until they’re done — they’ve released more details about […]
77 Commercial Street update: our fuckhead neighbor Stephen Levin voted to allow 30-40 story towers in Greenpoint
Councilman Levin announced in a press release today that he approved selling the “air rights” to developers instead of mandating a maximum height consistent with the neighborhood’s existing architecture. No word on whether the so-called affordable housing that is promised will be segregated. (Of course it will be.) From his press release: “Greenpoint is my […]
Stephen Levin to vote on height of Greenpoint towers Thursday
From the Wall Street Journal: City Council Member Stephen Levin must decide by the council’s last session of the year Thursday whether to vote against a measure to allow two towers—one 30 stories, one 40 stories—at 77 Commercial St., instead of two 15-story buildings. The vote by Mr. Levin, who represents the area on the […]
Your last chance to block those abhorrent towers slotted for Greenpoint is on Thursday
If you can’t make it, but care about this issue, please email City Council. More information here. Here’s the scoop on the hearing via Greenpointers: The last of the public meetings will take place Thursday, December 5th, 2013 and this is your last chance to do something. Location: 250 Broadway Committee Room 16th Floor Time for […]
Fuck you Marty: Borough President greenlights Greenpoint developments that no one wants
Well we tried, but Greenpoint Landing is on its way, despite environmental concerns, lack of transportation, the desires of the community, and any semblance of good taste. Via Brooklyn Paper: Borough President Markowitz gave his seal of approval to two developments that will create a wall of luxury housing towers on the waterfront in the […]
Petition to halt construction of towers on Superfund site in Greenpoint
Residents (including us) are worried that construction of the planned monstrosities in Greenpoint will have a grave environmental impact on the community: Construction of the 12 towers slated for Greenpoint’s polluted waterfront could release harmful toxins into the air, local residents and leaders warn. Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and nearly 200 residents are demanding the city […]
Residents speak out against those shitty, soulless towers likely coming to Greenpoint
The City Council recently voted ‘no’ on the segregated towers proposed for the northern end of Greenpoint (77 Commercial Street). Now the decision is in Marty Markowitz’s hand. New York Shitty has lots of great footage from the latest Town Hall meeting where representatives from Markowitz’s office listened to residents’ concerns. Here’s a highlight:
Community Board votes no on those shitty segregated towers in North Greenpoint
Hopefully Marty Markowitz will do the same! Community Board 1, which serves Williamsburg and Greenpoint, voted no on Greenpoint Landing and 77 Commercial Street, both skyscraping apartment complexes planned for the Newtown Creek end of the nabe, saying that the developers responsible are shadier than a privately-run park surrounded by high-rise luxury condos. The caginess […]