| Just a few years ago Williamsburg, Greenpoint was considered to be one the hippest and coolest neighborhood in Brooklyn. However, last year when the city officials passed the plan to rezone the last industrial areas in Williamsburg, the neighborhood went from hip to extra expensive. When the rezoning plan was first proposed, it included the construction of new luxury condos and apartments. The residents of Williamsburg quickly opposed the idea and officials changed the plan. They agreed that 20% of the apartments should be affordable housing for the working class. However some of the working class can’t afford the affordable housing because the rent prices are very high. So as the rent prices go up and new luxury condos are being constructed, where should the middle working-class go? To read more about this issue visit: |
| http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/statesmanhomes/03/11/11gentrify.html |
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22 year-old, Caroline Woolard, a Cooper Union student received more attention for her art installation then she bargained for. Her project “Take a Seat” was all about reclaiming public space, and she did just that when she installed plastics seats in outdoor places, in Williamsburg- Greenpoint and the East Village, where she felt the general public would benefit. The blue seats are bolted through holes on poles of “no parking” and “no standing” signs. Unfortunately, her art installations are to be removed because according to the City Wide Vandalism Task Force, installing anything on to street signs is vandalism. For complete story click below… http://www.blockmagazine.com/block_stock_barrel.php
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