News Roundup!

A New Hotel
Curbed says we are getting another hotel, on Union right by Kellogg's diner.

Newtown Creek Agreement
The State and the City announced an agreement that sets deadlines for the city's upgrade of the sewage treatment plant, ensures that an environmental audit will be done, sets a $24 million judgement against the city in escrow to ensure compliance (I don't quite get how that works), and finally:

The city will fund a $10 million Environmental Benefit Project (EBP). The EBP funds will be administered through the City Parks Foundation, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the Hudson River Foundation. These organizations will develop a portfolio of neighborhood projects—with input from community groups in and around the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn—to install green infrastructure; create or improve open space, public parks and waterfront access; create ecological stewardship and education programs; retrofit diesel buses and trucks; and implement energy efficiency programs in low-income housing.

That's a lot for $10 million! But welcome news nonetheless.

Olde Tyme Photos
Brownstoner has a link to a cool site called Re:Brooklyn. The blogger takes photos of current buildings around the borough and compares them with old public domain photos of the same spot years ago. I found all of the North Brooklyn links for you!

Graham and Metropolitan

Leonard and Engert