Park Slope, Brooklyn   Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill

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March 2, 2010
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The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it was designating the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn a contaminated Superfund site, paving the way for a cleanup of decades-old pollution there.

The decision comes as a blow to the Bloomberg administration, which had proposed a cleanup under its own supervision that would avoid such a designation. The city argued that the federal designation could set off legal battles with polluters, defer completion of the cleanup and torpedo construction by developers deterred by the stigma of a Superfund label.

“After conducting our own evaluations and consulting extensively with the many people who have expressed interest in the future of the Gowanus Canal and the surrounding area, we have determined that a Superfund designation is the best path to a cleanup of this heavily contaminated and long neglected urban waterway,” Judith Enck, the E.P.A. regional administrator, said in a statement.


March 1, 2010
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More on Real Estate » * New York’s Aging Buildings * Name Game-Changer * Linda Stein Murder Trial: The Photos * The More Things Change … * The Landlord Rep There’s a certain retro chic about shopping for $3.5 million brownstones on a Sunday afternoon in Park Slope. Throw in nine wood-burning fireplaces, five bedrooms, and a fully stocked wet bar, and it’s like it’s 2005 all over again.
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Snow-Bot (via vermilionink)

Snow-Bot (via vermilionink)


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DAY 285: BED FOR THE NIGHT (via bill sweeney4)

DAY 285: BED FOR THE NIGHT (via bill sweeney4)


February 27, 2010
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February 26, 2010
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A Tree Froze in Brooklyn.
(Union St. btw 6th and 7th)

A Tree Froze in Brooklyn.

(Union St. btw 6th and 7th)


February 25, 2010
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A Tree Froze in Brooklyn.
(Union St. btw 6th and 7th)

A Tree Froze in Brooklyn.

(Union St. btw 6th and 7th)


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Secret Restaurant Behind Loki Lounge?