Author: DXO
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173 Brand-New Housing Units Offered in New York City
Here’s some news from our friends at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development: 137 Newly Constructed Apartments for Rent in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Section of Brooklyn Atlantic Avenue Apartments is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 137 affordable housing rental apartments under construction at 1825 Atlantic Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant…
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Bills introduced in Philadelphia City Council on November 20, 2008
Here’s what our friends in Philadelphia City Council are thinking about lately: Room 402 City HallPhiladelphia, PA 19107The following are the titles of Bills introduced in City Council on November 20, 2008 Bill No. 080896: “An Ordinance authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to purchase a certain tract of land with the improvements thereon…
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All Hail Tom Gish
When people die, it’s the living who write the obituaries. What they say about you a lot to do with what you did when you were alive. Here’s an obituary headline from today’s NYT that anyone would be proud of:Tom Gish, Tenacious Kentucky Newsman, Dies at 82 Mr. Gish and his wife, Pat, overcame floods,…
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Great Interview with NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan
Good detail on how NYC is reclaiming streets for humans. The 11-minute film, a long one by Streetfilms’ standard, is “required viewing” for Livable Streets advocates everywhere. Sadik-Khan sounds more like Josef Bray-Ali than Rita Robinson as she explains that streets are for people, and that design and enforecement dictate how people view and use…
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Alfred Caldwell Lilly Pool, Fall 2008
Alfred Caldwell Lilly Pool, Fall 2008 > Sign, originally uploaded by juggernautco. One of my favorite places in Chicago. Complete set here.