Monday, August 6, 2007

Brooklyn in Brief, Monday a.m.

- A "high-ranking city official" says that developer Joe Sitt's glitzy Coney Island redevelopment is "dead in the water." NY Daily News via Gowanus Lounge

- Assaults. leaks, broken elevators,
live animals thrown from balconies: life as usual at Coney's Sea Rise. Brooklyn Eagle

- What can Develop, Don't Destroy Brooklyn (anti-Ratner) and the Carpenter's Union (pro-Ratner) agree on? Both oppose the NYC Economic Development Corporation's plans for Duffield Street. Duffield Street Underground

- Manhattan Bridge bikeway to reopen today. Streetsblog

- A neighborhood activist who would like to derail plans for a high-rise development at the old Domino Sugar site has erected a seven-story, red LED sign that screams, “SAVE DOMINO.” The Brooklyn Paper

- Lowes, the Big Box Home Supply store is coming to the outdoor parking lot next to Kings Plaza. The blue fencing is now around the property and the land is flattened. GerritsenBeach.net

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