((Click here for a downloadable PDF of the revised renderings.)) We’re live-blogging, sort of, the Dock Street DUMBO vote before City Council this afternoon. The full Council just voted 39-9 in support of the project, with the no-votes from Councilmembers Tony Avella, Charles Barron, Bill DeBlasio, Vincent Gentile, Eric Gioia, John Liu, Peter Vallone, and, […]
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Yassky Urges Officials to Consider Middle School Sites Other than Dock Street
City Council Member and City Comptroller candidate David Yassky has sent a letter to Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein urging them to become involved in the site selection process for a new middle school in this area. Based on his review of documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request, […]
BREAKING: Community Board 2 Approves Dock Street DUMBO Project
According to sources at tonight’s meeting, Community Board 2 gave their stamp of approval for the Two Trees’ Dock Street DUMBO project. The final vote was 30 yeah, 7 nay. More details to hopefully arrive soon. Congratulations, Two Trees! Looks like the $180k spent on lobbying firms last year really paid off!
Yassky Wantsky Middle Schoolsky at P.S. 8 Annexsky
The Brooklyn Paper brings us this tidbit regarding City Councilman David Yassky’s idea to make the planned P.S. 8 annex a middle school too: Brooklyn Paper: Heights Elementary…: Councilman David Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights) even said this week that he’d change city law to circumvent the developer’s controversial 18-story residential tower — despite the 300-seat middle […]
Post’s Peyser on Middle School Pickle
That eternal ray of sunshine, the NY Post’s Andrea Peyser, writes today about the Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO middle school issue. Guess which side she’s on:
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