If you’ve been in Greenpoint recently, you’re likely already familiar with the looming monstrosity known as The Greenpoint and its ugly neighbors Stephen Levin Towers. The once-quiet neighborhood has been menaced by the construction of these new towers for the last year two years. Now, these out-of-scale condos for the rich are getting some neighbors […]
The MTA apparently has no idea how they’re going to handle the rapidly approaching L Train shutdown
As you undoubtedly know, the City and the MTA plan to close the L Train for nearly all of 2019 and part of 2020. We’re just 16 months away, and they still haven’t announced how they’re going to handle the 15-month closure, which will affect an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 riders. Representatives from the MTA claim they simply […]
There’s a campaign to rename the Williamsburg Bridge the Sonny Rollins Bridge
We rarely have nice things to say about Stephen Levin, but we are fully behind his bid to rename the Williamsburg Bridge: The campaign to name the Williamsburg Bridge for Jazz great Sonny Rollins has taken an important step. City Council member Stephen Levin of Brooklyn has introduced legislation to make the change… The legendary […]
Greenpoint Landing will steal your girlfriend
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 […]
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 […]
Times says Bushwick Inlet Park could cost another half billion in "ransom" money
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 […]
Forget the park we were promised…. suspicious CitiStorage fire site to be sold to developers
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 […]
Williamsburg Councilman Stephen Levin is having the Best Week Ever
Councilman Stephen Levin was in the news quite a bit last week after rescuing a pregnant cat with bullet wounds on the BQE. This week has been even better for him starting with
Health dept says air is safe, Stephen Levin sees CitiStorage fire as opportunity to get started on park
The Health Department conceded last night that they could have responded more quickly to concerns about dangerous fumes from the CitiStorage fire. They reassured the community that, though the CitiStorage site could be toxic for weeks, the air quality in Williamsburg has not been compromised: At a town hall meeting last night, the health department admitted […]
It's official, the Two Trees plan to turn Domino into Dubai/Disneyland has been approved
Goodbye historic landmark, hello Lego set condos: The latest Domino Sugar factory development plan passed the Council in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, opening the way for construction on the mega-development after years of heated debate over the project. Developer Two Trees Management Company’s vision includes five towers that are supposed to hold thousands of […]