Old and Improved Eastern Parkway

Nice restoration and improvements. I'm looking forward to the finished product.

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/12/the-history-and-bright-future-of-eastern-parkway/


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Brooklyn Bridge Park Ped Bridge To Be Erected This Month

I'm looking forward to taking the bridge from Squibb Park over to the waterfront.  It will make a nice loop for a Promenade walk and return via BBP.

 

http://gothamist.com/2012/12/05/this_pedestrian_bridge_will_connect.php#photo-14

Video of 7 Line Extension to Far West Side

Fun to watch.  MTA should do more of these!

 

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/12/05/video-a-glimpse-inside-7-line-extension/

Effect of Low Rates On House Price Affordability

It's pretty dramatic. What will happen to prices when rates go up?

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/12/how-much-is-the-fed-driving-home-prices/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBigPicture+%28The+Big+Picture%29

Hint: don't expect another meteoric rise in housing prices any time soon. Assuming the Fed ever raises rates again, or backs off their QE efforts, mortgage rates will rise putting a significant break on home prices. 

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50 Young Progressive Activists Who Are Changing America - The Huffington Post

If you're going to run for City Council and lose, it helps to ease the
pain when the winner turns out to be a really impressive talent.

Brad Lander, our City Council member for Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens,
Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington and Boro Park listed among 50
young progressive leaders nationwide.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/peter-dreier/progressive-activists_b_2226919.html


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A Murder on Wall Street

Fascinating story.  I've long been of the opinion that our clandestine services are a fount of organized crime and corrosive to an open society.  And while intelligence gathering is a necessary and legitimate function, the whole directorate of operations is essentially a state-sponsored criminal enterprise.

 

But it does make for some fascinating stories.  Of course the unmentioned historical figure that this story brought to mind was Sirhan Sirhan. 

 

http://www.salon.com/2012/12/02/better_than_bourne_who_really_killed_nick_deak/

A Brewtopian Vision for Downtown Brooklyn

Theater chain moving in to City Point that pairs movies with food and libations.

 

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/12/cinema-signs-lease-at-city-point/