- Pratt Institute has purchased a Clinton Hill development site for $13 million, possibly for student or staff housing. TRD
- Some folks think that the Con Ed plant in DUMBO -- which had two explosions in the last nine months -- should be turned into park land. Brownstoner
- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has joined the chorus decrying Bloomberg's "puke green" Boro Taxis. Gothamist
- Admission, starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, is filming around Dupont St. and McGuinness Bvd. in Brooklyn today. On Location Vacations; The plot here.
- The number of drinking-related ER visits has "skyrocketed," draining city hospitals. Gothamist
- Did you lose a wedding ring in Fort Greene Park? The Local
- Mitt Romney's dad was born in Mexico, and faced his own "birther" controversy. Huff Post
- Think about it: Facebook rumored to be buying Israeli face recognition firm Face.com. Fast Co.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Pratt Buys $13 Million Site; Tina Fey Filming in Brooklyn; and More Brooklyn Briefs
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Hmm…Look around that electrical plant. Landlords have left almost every building vacant! Is this the plan? Parkland and homes for the rich?
Wouldn't want to live near the Con-Ed plant -- it makes your hair stand on end. But a park (even one contaminated with heavy metals -- that's a different story.
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