Author Archives: Lisa M. Collins
Expanded High Line in Chelsea Opens
If the weather ever cools down, I highly recommend you visit the High Line in Chelsea. It’s great, and now, a new expansion has opened
UK Paper: Elephants Seem to Use A Physical Sign Language
An AP story that turned up in a UK paper reviews a 40-year study by scientists of elephants in Kenya that suggests they use a
Eagle: Historian Reminds Us of Elevated El Train
Eagle has this story about a new book by historian Lawrence Stelter and his new book about the old elevated El train lines that ran
Post: EPA Slams City’s Gowanus Cleanup 4 Development
Oh, this is getting interesting. The U.S. EPA is slamming the city’s plan to clean up a six-acre contaminated site to make way for condo
Will Smith’s Men in Black Films in Carroll Gardens
Crowds turn out for filming of Men in Black III, Will Smith's new feature, on Court Street from Carroll Gardens to Cobble Hill.
Cobble Hill Blogger Runs Park Condom and Trash Cleanup Crew
Marie Viljoen of Cobble Hill and her Prospect Park Litter Mob are profiled Tuesday in The New York Times. Viljoen, 41,is ” a garden designer, blogger,
Creative Director Sells $1.8M Dumbo Pad
More from Blockshopper, this time, a creative director and his wife sell their 1,668 square foot condo at 70 Washington for $1.8 Million.
Blockshopper Looks at Hoyt Street Home Sale
257 Hoyt, a 2,400 square foot home, sells for $550,000 to two attorneys, according to Blockshopper, which looks at recent sales in that Carroll Gardens/Boerum
Real Deal Looks at Strong Place Condos
As churches continue their transformation into condos, and developers continue to add new high-end condos to Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens brownstone districts, the Real Deal real
Szot at Muriel Guepin
Large abstract paintings and paper cutouts. Gallery on Bergen in Cobble Hill.
Mother Nature Network Features Gowanus Houseboaters
Mother Nature Network has an interesting multimedia piece on Jerko and other houseboaters on the Gowanus Canal.
Pier 6 Bar & Sand Volleyball
New expansion opens Saturday
Times Explores PS 29 Fire & St. Ann’s in Bulls Eye
It’s the story we seem to not be able to get enough of. The private school teens who, through a prank, set fire to PS
Gothamist Rents Large Office in Dumbo
Crain’s New York says that Gothamist.com, which started in Soho but moved to Dumbo some years ago, has signed a five-year lease for a 3,000
Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis in Carroll Gardens
Old cars prep for cycle crash at Degraw.
Bloomberg’s “Green” Initiatives: Wins and Losses
Gotham Gazette ran a nice piece outlining the ups and downs of Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s “green” initiatives. Two years ago, he set out a plan