The Closing: Brooklyn Gets a Marathon; The Hudson River has Apparently Turned Red; Madonna is Still a Young, Rocking Rebel (and Civil Defendant)
By Thornton McEnery September 7, 2011 6:43 pm
reprintsCrain’s is asking which NYC neighborhood is “the hottest” (Meanwhile, Mayor Mike & Co. are crossing their fingers and looking skyward for FiDi to win). [Crain’s]
Launching its own marathon is yet another sign of Brooklyn’s inevitable, creeping secession plan. [NYC Runs]
Here’s a feel good story: The Hudson River seems to be running red like a signal of the apocalypse. [Gawker]
Volunteers picking up glass in Ft. Greene Park picked up some broken glass… fifty pounds of broken glass! [Brownstoner]
You know it’s a trend when East Harlem wants bike lanes. [StreetsBlog]
NYC real estate bloggers rejoice! A Karl Fischer building is facing foreclosure. [Curbed]
So the Germans won’t give Greece any money, but they are giving us a new supermarket chain? [Crain’s]
Sentencing is over in the Riverdale Temple trial. [NY Post]
Some love for the model apartment decor at Long Island City’s “The Yard.” [ApartmentTherapy]
A new beer garden for South Brooklyn (are these still newsworthy?) [Brownstoner]
The rationale for why Obama is still pushing more, bigger and better infrastructure projects nationwide. [StreetsBlog]
Madonna’s newest ploy to prove she’s not getting too old is brilliant; she’s getting sued by her neighbors for making too much noise. That youthful scamp. [NY Post]
