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Sculpture by Alexandra Limpert, sculptor who works in steel. www.alexandralimpert.com
The women in our photographic essay are metal fabricators in the spaces where they engage daily in the physically demanding activity of forging and welding metals.
Fara’h Salehi, metal fabricator and sculptor, in her work space on North 14th Street in Greenpoint.
Assemblyman Lentol submits Google application for North Brooklyn’s bid for ultra-high speed Internet
Communities across the country are vying to be the trial location for a new ultra-high speed fiber optic network system being offered by Google.
Williamsburg/Greenpoint’s hat’s in the ring, thanks to Greenpoint resident Chris Johnson who has been rallying local support, and who recently brought the idea up to Assemblyman Joseph Lentol.
Photo by Eric Wolman
A Business Owner on Williamsburg Walks [FreeWlsbrg]
Merchants Have Had Enough: Organizers hammering out the details… [CityApts]
Photo by Eric Wolman
Waterfront Watch: Creative Team at Burg’s 184 Kent Trashes Toll Bros [M’hattanRealEstate]
Anonymous developer restarts 2 Billyburg projects [crainsny]
One Festival Day, Not Six, Could Bring Relief
The idea for a community-run festival celebrating Williamsburg’s unique character is a good one; but the Bedford Avenue commercial corridor is already too saturated with crowds, noise, street peddlers, and sanitation issues to withstand the present six-event schedule of Williamsburg Walks (WW) and the thousands of visitors it attracts.
Nominally a city-sponsored event, loosely supported by various profit and non-profit partners, WW’s coordination has over the past three years fallen increasingly into the hands of Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG), a grassroots advocacy organization that has led the community in challenging environmental hazards, developers, and the city’s rezoning process. NAG, unfortunately, appears to have inherited the undemocratic management style that has characterized WW from the start; in its role as coordinator, it has also begun to hear complaints from residents and merchants that the annual six-time summer street fair is excessive.