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Man who paints goats
24sevenbrooklyn.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
Man who paints goats
— 24sevenbrooklyn.blogspot.com — The Green Building puts on its first art show with a retrospective of "forehead painter" Jonathan Blum... . From December 3-January 14, the Gowanus space, presents “Rabbis, Goats and Other Characters: Paintings from Jonathan Blum’s First Decade in New York (1999-2009),” with an opening reception ... (more) Man who paints goats

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Have yourself a Bavarian Christmas
24sevenbrooklyn.blogspot.com - 11 days ago
Have yourself a Bavarian Christmas
— 24sevenbrooklyn.blogspot.com — Get in the holiday spirit early this year with a Bavarian-themed burlesque Christmas party at the Bell... House. The Gowanus venue brings in the Oktoburlesk Players for this night of polka, courtesy of none other than Grammy-nominated polka sensation Alex Meixner , with the ladies of Wasabassco ... (more) Have yourself a Bavarian Christmas

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cityhallnews.com - 11 days ago
In Gowanus Canal Clean-Up, Bloomberg The Environmentalist Vs. Bloomberg The Developer
— cityhallnews.com — In his two terms so far, Michael Bloomberg has gone to great lengths to make himself out... to be the Green Mayor of New York, laying down mile of bike lanes, planting trees and staking much of his legacy on an ambitious sustainability plan for 2030. (more) In Gowanus Canal Clean-Up, Bloomberg The ...

Comments vote down No Land Grab found this 11 days agofound this
EPA Reveals that the City of New York is a Gowanus Polluter!
foundinbrooklyn.blogspot.com - 13 days ago
EPA Reveals that the City of New York is a Gowanus Polluter!
— foundinbrooklyn.blogspot.com — The Gowanus was particularly foul smelling last night and as I was crossing over the Carroll Street... bridge I mused over the battle of the Superfund. The whole ongoing bru-ha- ha over the City's plan vs. the Feds, pitting developer against community ... (more) EPA Reveals that the City of New York is a Gowanus Polluter!

Comments vote down Who Walk In Brooklyn found this 13 days agofound this
Gowanus Lookout
britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com - 9 days ago
Gowanus Lookout
— britinbrooklyn.squarespace.com — This structure under the BQE looks out onto the Gowanus canal.... (more) Gowanus Lookout

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Jonathan Lethem’s Chronic City: E Pluribis Oona
whowalkinbrooklyn.com - 13 days ago
Jonathan Lethem’s Chronic City: E Pluribis Oona
— whowalkinbrooklyn.com — “What Richard Abneg had carried forward , always, anyhow, was a certain sense of his own crucial... place in the island’s life. He’d never copped out. And the beard, that too was uncompromised, continuous. He grew it when was fifteen ... (more) Jonathan Lethem’s Chronic City: E Pluribis Oona

Comments vote down Jeremiah's Vanishing New York found this 13 days agofound this
apartmenttherapy.com - 11 days ago
Ginkgo Leaf Decor
— apartmenttherapy.com — 1 Set of six Oriental Leaf Placemats from CoutureLab 2 Ginkgo Leaf Lamp from Viva Terra 3... A ginkgo pattern wallpaper as headboard, from Sunset via Apartment Therapy 4 One more wallpaper from the home of Kimberly Ayres, via Habitually Chic 5 Ginkgo ... (more) Ginkgo Leaf Decor

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apartmenttherapy.com - 11 days ago
Ginkgo Leaf Decor
— apartmenttherapy.com — 1 Set of six Oriental Leaf Placemats from CoutureLab 2 Ginkgo Leaf Lamp from Viva Terra 3... A ginkgo pattern wallpaper as headboard, from Sunset via Apartment Therapy 4 One more wallpaper from the home of Kimberly Ayres, via Habitually Chic 5 Ginkgo ... (more) Ginkgo Leaf Decor

Comments vote down Apartment Therapy Main found this 11 days agofound this
apartmenttherapy.com - 11 days ago
Ginkgo Leaf Decor
— apartmenttherapy.com — 1 Set of six Oriental Leaf Placemats from CoutureLab 2 Ginkgo Leaf Lamp from Viva Terra 3... A ginkgo pattern wallpaper as headboard, from Sunset via Apartment Therapy 4 One more wallpaper from the home of Kimberly Ayres, via Habitually Chic 5 Ginkgo ... (more) Ginkgo Leaf Decor

Comments vote down Apartment Therapy Main found this 11 days agofound this
apartmenttherapy.com - 11 days ago
Ginkgo Leaf Decor
— apartmenttherapy.com — 1 Set of six Oriental Leaf Placemats from CoutureLab 2 Ginkgo Leaf Lamp from Viva Terra 3... A ginkgo pattern wallpaper as headboard, from Sunset via Apartment Therapy 4 One more wallpaper from the home of Kimberly Ayres, via Habitually Chic 5 Ginkgo ... (more) Ginkgo Leaf Decor

Comments vote down Apartment Therapy Main found this 11 days agofound this
apartmenttherapy.com - 11 days ago
apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time
— apartmenttherapy.com — 1 Set of six Oriental Leaf Placemats from CoutureLab 2 Ginkgo Leaf Lamp from Viva Terra 3... A ginkgo pattern wallpaper as headboard, from Sunset via Apartment Therapy 4 One more wallpaper from the home of Kimberly Ayres, via Habitually Chic 5 Ginkgo ... (more) apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Comments vote down Apartment Therapy Main found this 11 days agofound this
Five companies clean up Newtown Creek
nydailynews.com - 9 days ago
Five companies clean up Newtown Creek
— nydailynews.com — Five corporations - oil companies Exxon Mobil, Chevron and BP; gas company National Grid, and mining company... Phelps Dodge - are working on a deal to pay for the investigation phase of the proposed cleanup of Newtown Creek. (more) Five companies clean up Newtown Creek

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Update: More Information On Old Red Hook/Yellow Hook Map
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com - 11 days ago
Update: More Information On Old Red Hook/Yellow Hook Map
— pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com — 1837 U.S. Coast Survey Map old map I posted on November 17th I can always count on... Carroll Gardens friend Rick to point me in the right direction when I have a question about the neighborhood's history. Rick sent me the comment below and a link to the 1837 U.S. Coast Survey Map ... (more) Update: More Information On Old Red Hook/Yellow Hook Map

Comments vote down PardonMeForAsking PardonMeForAsking posted 11 days agoposted this
Before There Were Brownstones: A Look At A Very, Very Old Map Of Carroll Gardens And Red Hook
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com - 13 days ago
Before There Were Brownstones: A Look At A Very, Very Old Map Of Carroll Gardens And Red Hook
— pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com — First, did you know, dear Reader, that there was a Yellow Hook? I sure did not. But... there, on a very, very old map, it is indicated,to the south of Red Hook. Where today, rows of brownstones stand in Carroll Gardens, there was nothing but marshland. And there, indicated by a thin blue ... (more) Before There Were Brownstones: A Look At A Very, Very ...

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EPA To Hold Public Informational Meeting On Gowanus Canal Superfund Listing
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com - 6 days ago
EPA To Hold Public Informational Meeting On Gowanus Canal Superfund Listing
— pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com — The Carroll Gardens and Gowanus Canal Area communities will have a chance to hear an update directly... from the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed listing of the Gowanus Canal on the National Priority list as a Superfund site . This will be an informational meeting about ... (more) EPA To Hold Public Informational Meeting On Gowanus ...

Comments vote down PardonMeForAsking PardonMeForAsking posted 6 days agoposted this
silive.com - 28 days ago
Another bus driver caught in the act
— silive.com — By Stephanie Slepian October 30, 2009, 4:38PM 10-30-BUS-DRIVER.jpg This image was snapped by a New Springville resident... sitting in the first row on the X5 while the bus was traveling along the FDR Drive and Gowanus Expressway yesterday. STATEN ... (more) Another bus driver caught in the act

Comments vote down Gothamist found this 28 days agofound this
NYC's Top 11 Frightening Buildings (Ghosts Not Included!)
curbed.com - 27 days ago
NYC's Top 11 Frightening Buildings (Ghosts Not Included!)
— curbed.com — We tried to stop it, but alas, we've got Halloween fever! An office discussion got us kicking... around ideas on New York's most haunted buildings . Not the obvious ones, like Roosevelt Island's Smallpox Hospital ruins or the old Bellevue ... (more) NYC's Top 11 Frightening Buildings (Ghosts Not Included!)

Comments vote down Lost City found this 27 days agofound this
"The Gowanus Canal" Song: 1898 Hit By Michael J. Shaw
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
"The Gowanus Canal" Song: 1898 Hit By Michael J. Shaw
— pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com — Brooklyn Eagle January 10, 1898 Brooklyn Public Library Who the "Gas Drip Bard" Michael J. Shay was,... I could not find out, but his fine composition about the Gowanus Canal from 1898 is rather catchy, though maybe not quite politically correct by today's standards. Wouldn't it ... (more) "The Gowanus Canal" Song: 1898 Hit By Michael J. Shaw

Comments vote down PardonMeForAsking PardonMeForAsking posted 27 days agoposted this
gowanuscanalconservancy.org - 26 days ago
Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal Conservancy
— gowanuscanalconservancy.org — The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is an independent environmental 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 2006 More > Join... Us For Our FALL BEER TASTING! (more) Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal Conservancy

Comments vote down Grub Street New York found this 26 days agofound this
*Everyday Chatter
vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
*Everyday Chatter
— vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com — Residences for women --a flashback to the past still surviving in the city. [ NYT ] "... The Vanishing City ," the documentary, screens tomorrow night. [ VC ] "Biggus Buckus," the imperial Bloomberg: " New Yorkers know...that we’re bought and paid for . ... (more) *Everyday Chatter

Comments vote down Curbed NY found this 24 days agofound this
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