UES Just Says No to Norman Foster
Bedford-Stuyvesant: Fledgling Bed-Stuy–Bushwick landlord launches (highly f**ckin' profane) blog. [A Landlord's Life via Curbed]
Dumbo: Just in time for coldest winter week thus far, the barge swimming pool due to open this summer is spotted on Pier 2. [Curbed]
Flushing: Butt-ugly new housing flushes Queens nabe's charm right down the toilet. [Forgotten NY via Streetsblog]
Lower East Side: Whole Foods makes its workers gather petition signatures to get permission for a liquor store next door to its imminent new Bowery branch. [Polis]
Park Slope: There's finally a name for the no-man's-land at the juncture of Park Slope, Red Hook, and Carroll Gardens at the F train's Smith-9th stop. It's the Notary District! [423smith]
Upper East Side: Landmarks committee to Sir Norman and Aby Rosen: Take that 30-foot glass tower off that art gallery! [Curbed]
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