At last evening’s meeting of CEC13 Brooklyn, planners Greg Whitten and Jonathan Geis from the Dept. of Education (DOE) revealed a map (see photo) of a proposed change to the district boundaries for P.S. 8 and for neighboring P.S. 307. The area shaded blue on the map is the present P.S. 8 district, which the … Read More →
After months of growing tension over the fate of the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site, on Wednesday Roy Sloane, the acting head of the Cobble Hill Association, tendered his resignation as first vice-president. Sloane has served on the Cobble Hill Association’s (CHA) board almost continuously since 1980, but dissidents broke with his strategy … Read More →
With a mansion this old and this fine, you’d hope there would be a ghost or two floating around, to amp up the sense of antiquity. And this stunning Greek Revival landmark does not disappoint. Just ask Frank Guido, who has seen silent specters in the hallway on the top floor of 440 Clinton St., … Read More →