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December 27, 2007
It came from the Blogosphere...
The Yarn Monkey, Meanwhile... Is There a Doctoroff in the House?
December has been surprisingly cold for this time of the year. I made Freddy's bar owner, Frank, a braided double-knit scarf. It's made from olive merino and trimmed with bronze silk braids. Of all the people who are being rolled in the Atlantic Yard fiasco, Frank Yost has taken the hardest hit. According to the arena's architectural model Freddy's bar is the future entrance to the parking lot.
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As we knit in the foot print of an evil real estate titan, the proposed arena is still being crammed down our throats.
Curbed.com, Curbed Awards '07: Architecture Part IV
From Curbed's end-of-year awards:
Thinking Big Award
Awarded to Renzo Piano, for not taking a break after basking in the glory of the glowing reviews that accompanied the completion of his Midtown New York Times skyscraper. Nope, instead the Italian starchitect went big again for the City Tech Tower in Downtown Brooklyn, brought to you by Bruce Ratner & Co. The rendering may not be finalized, but hopefully this ~1,000sf building will rain less deadly debris and ice than the Times Tower.
Nets Fan in NY, UNDER CONSTRUCTION: I’M MOVING BLOG SITES!
The reason Nets Fan in NY hasn't posted much lately is because he is busy moving the blog.
To all my loyal readers... I’m in the process of redesigning the website, which should be completed over the next week. Then, I’ll be kicking it back into full gear with an endless array of NBA news and quips.
[NoLandGrab: ...plus aimless musings on why Atlantic Yards opponents are a bunch of fearmongering whack jobs who should move to Pleasantville!]
Posted by lumi at December 27, 2007 4:26 AM