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DUMBO: ¿Dónde están los tacos?
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 22See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Kate BriqueletThe Brooklyn PaperA DUMBO marketing firm has answered one of the most pressing questions asked by Brooklyn foodies: ¿Dónde están los tacos? The brilliant minds at Big Spaceship are behind Taco Finder... »
Week in Review: January 21
Bowery Boogie
Jan 21It was a short week with a holiday and all, but certainly no less busy. Check out the stories you missed with the week in review! »
Delancey Street Dangers
MyFoxNewYork News
Jan 19Crossing Delancey Street on the Lower East Side has resulted several deaths in the past year including the tragic death of a 12-year-old girl on Friday. When you cross Delancey Street on the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge you don't walk, you... »
Speaker Sheldon Silver Calls for Longer Delancey Crossing Times
Bowery Boogie
Jan 18In response to last week's tragic accident at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is adding his two cents of political capital. »
Z100 Ad Mural Above Delancey Erased
Bowery Boogie
Jan 17Years of ad mural decrepitude recently concluded high above Attorney Street. »
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This Week: See the DOT Plan for a Safer Delancey
Streetsblog New York City
Feb 06Following the death of Dashane Santana, the transportation committee of Community Board 3 will hold a special meeting this Wednesday to address conditions on Delancey Street, where drivers are aggressive and crossing times are short. Responding to medi... »
DNAInfo: Pedestrians Have No Time to Cross Delancey
Streetsblog New York City
Jan 31In the wake of the death of Dashane Santana, the 12-year-old girl killed by a minivan driver while she was crossing Delancey Street earlier this month, Lower East Side leaders are demanding safety improvements for the many pedestrians who cross this ap... »
Delancey Street’s Dangers on the Public Agenda
The Lo-Down
Jan 25Delancey Street at Clinton Street on Jan. 13, in the hours after Dashane Santana was struck and killed by a minivan. As Dashane Santana‘s family and friends mourn the 12-year-old at her funeral today, talk of how to prevent more tragedies is turning up... »
Morning Reads: Nursing-Home-to-Condo Conversions, Judith Malina, Mr. Lower East Side
The Lo-Down
Jan 25A real estate section story about converting nursing homes to luxury condos says a developer may be Bialystoker’s “white knight,” but avoids mention of Cabrini. (NYT) An interview with The Living Theatre’s Judith Malina, who lives on Clinton Street. (L... »
The Williamsburg Bridge’s inferiority complex
Ephemeral New York
Jan 24When the Williamsburg Bridge opened on December 19, 1903, Scientific American (by way of nycroads.com) had this to say about a structure critics conceded wasn’t nearly as breathtaking as its neighbor, the Brooklyn Bridge: “Considered from the aesthetic... »