Celebrating Community
Community Board 6’s transportation and public safety committee agreed, on September 19, to table a proposal that involves constructing an additional entrance at the R train’s Union Street stop – that is, until more information regarding the potential Gowanus rezoning is released. Real estate development firm Avery Hall is in the process of buying the Speedway gas station at 4th […]
For the Star-Revue’s August issue, I wrote a feature about Revel, the moped-sharing app whose Vespa-style scooters have overtaken parts of Brooklyn and Queens. It wasn’t technically an opinion piece, but because most of Revel’s other media coverage had taken the form of first-person essays by intrepid reporters who, having tried out the product, had intercut regurgitated press-release info with […]
He’s right! COUNCILMEMBER LANDER RELEASES STATEMENT ON 4TH AVENUE-9TH STREET SUBWAY STATION RENOVATIONS Brooklyn, N.Y.: Council Member Brad Lander (District 39) released the following statement today: “The MTA’s large-scale rehabilitation of the Culver Viaduct is a vital investment for our communities. Unfortunately, delays, poor communication by the MTA, and cost overruns have also made it a real headache.” “The project—which includes […]