Before it was multimillion dollar condos, Red Hook’s 160 Imlay was a site for shenanigans
History

Before it was multimillion dollar condos, Red Hook’s 160 Imlay was a site for shenanigans

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What’s now being marketed as a ‘Super Penthouse’ was once accessible only by a single rotted ladder – but what a view.

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Is it possible to ‘counteract gentrification’ while ‘living in a luxury building in Brooklyn’?
Community

Is it possible to ‘counteract gentrification’ while ‘living in a luxury building in Brooklyn’?

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Naming your purebred Golden Doodle Rosa Parks is in fact offensive and tone deaf and in no way makes you a more welcome area resident.

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We’re not the face of gentrification! Two performers explain why they took a gig helping sell condos
Careers

We’re not the face of gentrification! Two performers explain why they took a gig helping sell condos

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Jennifer Harder is a performer, actor and musician who’s been in a rotating stream of projects that would fall under the “alt,” “anarchist” […]

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R.I.P. Supercollider, another spot for weirdos that closed to make way for condos
Food & Drink

R.I.P. Supercollider, another spot for weirdos that closed to make way for condos

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If you’ve ever stepped off the train in South Slope/Greenwood Heights/whatever, you passed Supercollider and probably didn’t even realize it. Their signs in […]

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Have a drink, write a letter and help save this Crown Heights community garden from going condo
Crown Heights

Have a drink, write a letter and help save this Crown Heights community garden from going condo

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Residents of Crown Heights have been fighting for years to save a community garden between Rogers Avenue and Park Place from turning […]

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What would you do with an empty lot?
Real Estate

What would you do with an empty lot?

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Let’s say you’re a city planner responsible for the development of a city whose principal gripes are income disparity, gentrification and small business […]

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Coming soon: More Brooklyn Bridge Park…but also condos
Brooklyn Heights/ DUMBO

Coming soon: More Brooklyn Bridge Park…but also condos

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Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday a major plan to expand Brooklyn Bridge Park along the waterfront at 1 John Street in DUMBO by […]

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It’s time to Occupy … Williamsburg??
News

It’s time to Occupy … Williamsburg??

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If you’ve been telling your friends that the one thing stopping you from occupying Wall Street was a fear of the L […]

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