Old Fulton Street resident/blogger Reid Rosefelt is not crazy about Grimaldi’s Pizza. He lives across the street but never goes there. He writes: My Life as a Blog: Why is the pizza soggy at Grimaldi’s? Call me cynical, but you can move people in and out of the place faster if you don’t bother about […]
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First Lady Graces Grimaldi’s
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama dined at Grimaldi’s, on Old Fulton Street. Eater NY: Today, the first lady has made her choice in the crowded field of New York Pizza. Just an hour ago, Grimaldi’s in Brooklyn was surrounded by security as Mrs. Obama dineed [sic] inside. Sorry Di Fara, Motorino, Lombardi’s—maybe next time. Update: […]
Trolleys: Our Past; Our Future?
As reported in The Brooklyn Paper last week, workers installing new water and sewer lines near the foot of Old Fulton Street encountered some trolley tracks that had been buried under asphalt for many years. After consulting with city officials and an archaeologist, the contractor “ripped up the tracks and threw them in the trash.” […]
Short of cash in DUMBO? Caveat.
According to The Brooklyn Paper: One of the borough’s most-beckoning attractions — the glorious view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the foot of Old Fulton Street in DUMBO — also has one of the borough’s most egregious tourist traps: an ATM with exorbitant a $3.99 service fee! The cash machine outside Pete’s Downtown Restaurant on […]
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