Archive for July, 2005
Brooklyn Railyard bids made public
The Daily News published the competing railyard bids.. Bruce Ratner (who wants to build a Nets Stadium and a skyscraper there) wants to give the MTA $50mm, and Extell (they want to build lower profile buildings) wants to give the MTA $150mm. Develop Dont Destroy Brooklyn has a nice comparison so you don’t have to [...]
Pregnant woman shot, killed in Boerum Hill
Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been busy. Apparently, so have the criminals. A pregnant woman was shot and killed in Boerum Hill over the weekend. They were able to save the baby. Maybe they should name the baby Brooklyn. Poor kid.
Keep it in your own backyard
It’s one thing when a festering cesspool feeds on itself. It’s quite another when that cesspool’s residents bring their infection to the outside community. Check these stories – they’ll make you bk residents proud: Brooklyn Man Is Tied to Threat to Blow Up New Jersey Trains 35 Y/O Brooklyn Man Arrested in SoHo Attempted Rape [...]
Instant Skyline Added to Brooklyn Arena Plan
Read it straight from the NY Times here. I dont think I have an opinion on all this yet, but this quote from Jon Crow (no relation to Jim) did catch my eye: “Brooklyn doesn’t want to be Manhattan. If we wanted Manhattan, we’d live there.” And it’s this that I hate about Brooklyn the [...]
Teen killed over Ipod
Here’s another reason not to live in Brooklyn: you can’t own shit without getting jacked for it. The kid was 15 years old, for chrissake.
