Thursday, September 29, 2011
Joe Chan will assume post at agency overseeing Atlantic Yards.
Big changes are afoot in Downtown Brooklyn—and we're not just talking real estate. Joe Chan, head of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, will step down from his post after years of overseeing the neighborhood's transformation from a underutilized outpost to a thriving retail and residential center. Chan, a resident of Fort Greene, leaves DBP to become vice president of development at Empire State Development, the agency overseeing some of New York's biggest construction projects, including Atlantic Yards. A source with knowledge of the transition confirmed that Chan was on his way out and would be replaced on an interim basis by DBP chief operating officer Michael Burke. Chan's departure came as some of the partnership's chief goals seemed on …
Sunday, August 21, 2011
A rundown of top news, events and announcements in and around the neighborhood.
Monday Mayor Bloomberg announced a $10 million deal to transform the first floor of the Municipal Building on Joralemon Street in Downtown Brooklyn into a space for shops and a restaurant. Tuesday A spike in car thefts in the past week was reported to the 88th Precinct, which covers Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Wednesday A woman fell to the tracks at Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St. station and transported to Kings County Hospital. Thursday Newly married and looking for info on tax issues, travel and finances? Well then, one Brooklyn lawmaker has the website for you. Friday Store owners reacted to news of a spate of robberies targeting businesses on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Saturday BUILD announces a training program for …
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Stock market rebounds; fairer weather returns later this week.
It's been a bumpy ride so far this August. First there were the long drawn-out negotiations to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Then after a deal came the sudden downgrade of the country's sterling credit rating. Closer to home, last week brought jitters about the economy and a deluge of almost biblical proportions. Now, with the market back up to where it was when the most recent economic crisis began at the end of trading Monday and with a fairer weather forecast locally—have we already seen the worst of what August has to bring? Only time will tell. Here are your 5 Things for today, Fort Greene-Clinton Hill: 1. It's Tuesday, parents. Time to consider taking those tots to Habana Outpost's Baby Breakfast Playdate, where the kids are kept…
Monday, August 15, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg announces $10 million deal to transform building's first floor into a space for shops and a restaurant.
Big changes are coming to the Municipal Building in Downtown Brooklyn. Currently home to the city Department of Finance, the first floor of the building at 210 Joralemon St. will be sold to a developer for $10 million to make room for a new restaurant and multiple retail outlets, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday. Joined by Borough President Marty Markowitz, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, D-Brooklyn, and Councilman Stephen Levin, D-Brooklyn, Bloomberg framed the deal as part of the neighborhood's resurgence as a retail and dining destination. “Downtown Brooklyn is now more alive with people than ever,” Bloomberg said. The developer for the 49,000-square-feet space will be Al Laboz, chairman of the Fulton Mall Association and one of …
Arnold Truper
6:12 am on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
I just paid $22.87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $675 which only cost me $62.81 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it all from, [T-a-g-C-e-n-t] . [c-o-m] more ›