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From the Associated Press, via Newsday: At a news conference with U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to discuss how stimulus money is being used for job training, Bloomberg noted several ways the economy seems to be doing better. Then New York Observer reporter Azi Paybarah asked whether the improving economy cancels out Bloomberg’s rationale for [...]
Khoi Vinh, the outstanding web designer (Subtraction, The Times, Mister President), and neighborhood resident and Liz Danzico, whose work is new to us (Happy Cog Studios, Bobulate.com) have created A Brief Message, A Brief Message features design opinions expressed in short form. Somewhere between critiques and manifestos, between wordy and skimpy, Brief Messages are viewpoints [...]
Pat Dryburgh – Logo for The Republic Pat Dryburgh – also a top-notch WP theme designer – has been busy doing other stuff. Current portfolio here.
Uncommon Projects is yet another example of Brooklyn’s abundance of inventors, creators, makers, designers and engineers – and how the boundaries between all of the previous description have blurred or disappeared. They write code, build websites, and build machines. And here’s some of what they’ve done. Photo-taking bicycles for yahoo’s Purple Pedals Project; in turn, [...]
Better late than never. Here’s the press release. Excerpt after the jump:
The implied fourth “R” of the triplet Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is Repair. That which can be repaired can be be reused; if it’s broken, all that’s left is recycle – something we haven’t quite mastered yet. Two establishments on Church Avenue have repaired things for me in recent weeks, all ahead of schedule, at low [...]
The Toeprint Project – reducing carbon footprints one bit at a time. This is a project of the brilliant New York architect Ellen Honigstock – check out the galleries of her work on the front page of her site. NB: we’re neighbors and friends. But her work speaks for itself.
The Church Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is working with the Pratt Center for Community Development to conduct a survey of local residents who live on or near Church Avenue between Coney Island Avenue and Flatbush Avenue to provide information on: · Where they shop · What they buy · What they like about Church [...]
Jill Conner has an interview in WhiteHot with Jeff and Alana Bliumis about their current installation, “Cultural Conversations.” Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Jill Conner: What was your motivation behind the installation at Black and White Project Space? It’s not just a static installation but one that grows over time and involves the community, [...]
We’re reminded by the office of District Attorney Joe Hynes that 2009 is the 100th anniversary of the death of Lt. Giuseppe (Joseph) Petrosino, the first NYPD officer killed abroad in the line of duty. He’d been sent to Sicily to investigate organized crime. Mr. Hynes and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly will be at a [...]
Brooklyn Blogfest 2009 will be held May 7th, 2009 at 7 pm powerHouse Arena in Dumbo.
Via Inhabitat: the NYPD has purchased 40 Nissan Hybrids – 22 to be used unmarked, 18 as marked blue-and-white “RMPs” (internal terminology for “Radio Motor Patrol [vehicles]). If it takes – it’ll be significant – but we don’t have the numbers at hand. Cross-posted on Popular Logistics.