We're Back on Blogger - Well Almost

So we can post again, at last, not that we got a notification or anything - we just happened to be checking in.

For now we are backing everything up to our own servers but to do that we had to use a 'classic' blogger template. If the blog is displaying strangely that will be why. While we try and figure it all out and get the design back up you can pop over to our standby here.

We will let you know how you can back up your Blogger pages once we know it's worked for us!

Thanks for your patience.

Desktop Day: Happy Hanukkah

Tuesday night saw the Hanukkah lighting ceremony at Grand Army Plaza. According to the Brooklyn Paper a competing ceremony was held at Borough Hall, WHERE THE MENORAH WAS ONE FOOT HIGHER (PWNED!).

Click on the image to open the large version. The top picture is PC format and the bottom for the wider screen Mac.

Labels: desktop day, Grand Army Plaza, night, photography

Public Hearing on the Disposal of Admirals Row

On Tuesday there will be a chance to have a say and listen to proposals for the future of the threatened Navy Yard Admirals Row buildings. Hosted by Lt. Col. Mike Milord of the Air National Guard, the public hearing will take place ar P.S. 307 (202 York Street @ Gold Street in DUMBO).

Tuesday Dec 11, 7PM - For information call 1-703-607-2780 or view the announcement here.



Scott Witter, founder and curator of Brooklyn's Other Museum of Brooklyn, is fighting to have the historically and architecturally significant buildings landmarked. Maybe you saw his publicity drive at the weekend?

Labels: admirals row, Brooklyn, brooklyn navy yard, Clinton Hill, development, event, real estate, scott witter, wallabout

Brooklyn Public Library

The Brooklyn Public Library as you see here is by Githens and Keally and was completed in 1941. However there was a 1908 design by Raymond F. Almirall for a Beaux Arts structure. A skeleton was completed before financial problems halted the project, and so the later Art Moderne design had to stick to the Almirall form. The gilded reliefs are by Carl Paul Jennewein who also has murals in the spectacular lobby of the Woolworth Building.

Labels: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Public Library, night, photography

Facade

Labels: architecture, New York City, photography

Hot Bird Hanging On: Atlantic Yards Destruction Update

There's a new construction update on the 'Yards over at No Land Grab. We swung past on Saturday to find the Hot Bird building on Vanderbilt has survived so far.

* Demolition is complete at 465 Dean Street (block 1127, lot 54). Clean up and back fill will be completed within this 2-week period.
* Demolition is complete at 814 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 45). Clean up and back fill will be completed within this 2-week period.
* Demolition is complete at 538 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 46). Clean up and back fill will be completed within this 2-week period.
* Demolition is underway at 546 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 54) and will continue for the next two–three months.

Labels: architecture, atlantic yards, Brooklyn, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, development, Forest City Ratner, hot bird, photography, real estate, update, vanderbilt avenue, Vanderbilt Railyards

Disgruntled Cow on Manhattan

This weekend I got to spend some time photographing Scott Witter's publicity drive for the Admirals Row Public Hearing. More details, and pictures, will follow. In the meantime visit www.brooklynsothermuseumofbrooklyn.com for information, and here for some pictures of the museum.

Labels: admirals row, Brooklyn's Other Museum of Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, demolition, demonstration, manhattan, photography, scott witter, wallabout