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May 5, 2006

Friday Links

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Studebaker Building, Crown Heights. Photo by jukeboxbraduate
Troubled Figure in Waterfront Fire [NY Times]
Blaze Landlord in Failed Deal [NY Daily News]
$700K Contractor Scam [NY Post]
Flipper Anomalies [Free Market News]
Dressler in W'burg [Bloomberg-Last Item]
Brooklyn Graffiti Bike Tour [Digital Photography]
Brooklyn Burger King For Sale [Curbed]
Corcoran "Borrows" BP's Photos [Set Speed]
NYC Tax Photographs [Slanted.org]
Cinematic Urbanism [Bldg Blog]
Why Is Brooklyn Burning? [Culture Kitchen]




Comments

i'm surprised brooklyn properties hasn't gone after the big bad wolf w/ their legal team.

Posted by: ltjbukem at May 5, 2006 8:55 AM

Sorry, but I think the 'Why is Brooklyn Burning?' piece is totally useless bumbling.

Posted by: Anonymous at May 5, 2006 9:42 AM

Ltjbukem, have you confirmed any of your claims on Corcoran with BP or Corcoran?

Posted by: Anonymous at May 5, 2006 10:58 AM

I though the Is Brooklyn Burning article pretty much in line with what I've been thinking. I especially agree with the idea of the disneyfication of NYC- and I don't much like it. Today in the Post they had an editorial about Bloomberg's arrogance, the Times has one on Bush simply ignoring laws he doesn't like (some of which he signed into law). There is a real sense of entitlement in people with money and power. Brooklyn is looking more like Manhattan every day. I grew up in NYC- one of the things I loved most was that it really is a great melting pot. It's the people that make it the greatest city in the world (imho)not the developers. It should never be bland, bloodless or monolithic but if certain groups have their way, I think it will be.

Posted by: Bx2Bklyn at May 5, 2006 11:31 AM

Yeah, whatever Bx2Bklyn. We all know where you stand. You don't have to remind us every five minutes...unless of course you just love to read your own posts over and over.

Posted by: Grecco at May 5, 2006 4:34 PM

With all of the immigration over the past thirty years, NYC is more diverse than it ever was during your youth. Brooklyn looks nothing like Manhattan and never will. Get over it.

Posted by: Anonymous at May 8, 2006 8:49 AM

I have no argument with that- but it certainly isn't for lack of trying by the Manhattanites. If not culturally, then economically. NYC is undergoing disneyfication, like it or not.

Posted by: Bx2Bklyn at May 8, 2006 2:05 PM

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