Entries in Planning (20)
Atlantics Yards on Stage
Drawing inspiration from interviews conducted around the Atlantic Yards footprint, Brooklyn at Eye Level is a take on the Atlantic Yards story through theater, dance and music. The Civilians Theater Company will be performing the show at the Brooklyn Lyceum this week. I got to sit in on an early rehearsal to shoot it, and found it fascinating. Looking forward to seeing the finished work.
Brooklyn at Eye Level from The Civilians theatre company at the 4th Avenue Lyceum.
December 4 – 7, 2008
The Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue
(M,R to Union St. or 2,3,4,5,N,B,Q to Atlantic)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm
Saturday and Sunday at 3pm
Pay-What-You-Can
Limited seating! Click here to reserve seats or call 212-730-2019
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in Photography, Brooklyn, Atlantic Yards, Development, Park Slope, Planning, People, Entertainment, politics, Art, performance, artists, 4th Avenue, Adrian Kinloch, Brooklyn at Eye Level, Theatre, Lyceum, 11217
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Atlantic Yards: What's missing from this picture?
Below is a wider view of Ratner's latest work on Dean Street and Sixth Avenue.
The two buildings on the far left are now gone.
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in Photography, Brooklyn, Real Estate, Atlantic Yards, Development, Architecture, demolition, Planning, Barclays Bank, Forest City Ratner, Adrian Kinloch, Black Friday, Sixth Avenue, Dean Street
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Coney Island: Open to Ideas
The Centre for an Urban Future has just published Coney Island Visions. The report presents ideas for a vision of Coney from a diverse and meaningful range of contributors, including Jonathan Lethem and Eric Zimmerman. Norman Oder over on Atlantic Yards Report offers a couple of his own suggestions.
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in Brooklyn, News, Real Estate, Development, Architecture, Coney Island, Local Author, Planning, seaside, Astroland, urban planning, Jonathan Lethem, Eric Zimmerman
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A New View on Atlantic Yards
Forest City Ratner has completed the demolition of the Ward Bakery, so through the gap on Dean Street there is now a clear view to Atlantic Avenue and beyond.
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in Brooklyn, Real Estate, Housing, Atlantic Yards, Development, Architecture, demolition, Planning, Forest City Ratner, Empire State Building
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The Future of Coney Island
Visitors looked a little lost outside the gates of Astroland today, peering through the fence and taking pictures under the entrance sign. I also noticed the banners (which also feature in the Coney Island Development Corporation newsletter), designed to "showcase iconic neighborhood landmarks." The baseball banner, for example, hangs next to where all the batting cages used to be.
Earlier this week, I attended the panel discussion Coney Island at the Crossroads, hosted by the Municipal Arts Society to discuss the new zoning plan for Coney (the "next act"). Speakers included MAS president Kent Barwick; Purnima Kapur of the NYC Department of City Planning; Lynn Kelly, President of the Coney Island Development Corporation; Carol Hill Albert, owner of Astroland; Dick Zigun, director of Coney Island USA; and Sheryl Robertson, director of South Brooklyn Youth Consortium.
You can find out more about the plan here, and download the PDF brochure here, with plenty of seductive "renderings."
A surprise pleasure was meeting Harold Kramer, grandson of the Thunderbolt roller coaster owners. He now runs a bar in Williamsburg.
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in Photography, Brooklyn, Real Estate, Development, demolition, Coney Island, Event, Planning, Signs I Like, Film location, Dick Zigun, Astroland, urban planning
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Grand Designs
An open day tomorrow, September 13th, launches the exhibition of the winning designs in the Reinventing Grand Army Plaza competition. Events start at 11am and go on until 4pm around the arch. You will also be able to place your vote in the Peoples Choice Award.
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in Brooklyn, Event, Planning, transportation, Grand Army Plaza, urban planning
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Last Day of Astroland: Afternoon Edition
It is a beautiful afternoon down at Coney Island for the last day of Astroland. I highly recommend a last minute visit if you have the chance -- I am about to jump on the Q train to head back down there.
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in Brooklyn, Development, Coney Island, Event, Planning, Entertainment, seaside, Astroland
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