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"the mayor’s commitment to hitting numerical goals {in affordable housing} has created a potential difficulty for city negotiators in their dealings with developers, who are aware of the targets. For some housing experts, the situation was akin to an … [Continue reading] about BEING PLAYED LIKE A FIDDLE WITH LIC IN THE MIDDLE
BULBS planted in Fall begin to show themselves in March. So it is with Bellwether restaurant on Vernon Boulevard, where the scaffolding has been removed and there is a sign in the window mentioning they will be opening in a few weeks. Further … [Continue reading] about BELLWETHER RESTAURANT IN LONG ISLAND CITY CLOSE TO OPENING
I'm just trying to find the bridge Has anybody seen the bridge? Please Have you seen the bridge? I ain't seen the bridge! Where's that confounded bridge? THERE'S going to be a protest this Saturday. In general, the impetus … [Continue reading] about PROTEST -> MASTER PLAN -> BRIDGE
CORRECTION: The Real Deal has just amended their story and forgot to include that the 2nd tower, of 56-stories, had previously been filed in October. Thus the plan is basically in its original form of 1000+ units, plus school, and maybe a Shake … [Continue reading] about TF CORNERSTONE GREATLY SLASHES HUNTERS POINT SOUTH PLANS
So what's with the recently painted gold-lettered "Mona Coal-Ice" on Vernon Boulevard? Is it an olde-tymey steam-punk themed haberdashery? Is it a spin-off from the ice cream store next door? Or maybe we should take it literally and get our ice … [Continue reading] about MONA COAL-ICE ON VERNON BOULEVARD