It seems that Saint Agnieska has made her way further wandering down the East River to DUMBO. We’ve heard rumors that she’s been seen hovering around the Manhattan Bridge. Has anyone else heard about her latest appearance? Can anybody confirm this for us?
Archive for June, 2008
Sighting: Saint Agnieska comes to DUMBO
Posted in Religion, Sighting, tagged apparition, appearance, Brooklyn, DUMBO, East River, Manhattan Bridge, rumor, Sighting, vision on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Generating Power in DUMBO & Vinegar Hill
Posted in Background, News, Politics, tagged Brooklyn, chemicals, Con Edison, DUMBO, electricity, EPA, NYPIRG, particulates, Pollution, power, power plant, public interest, real estate, residential, safety, toxic, Vinegar Hill on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Much like their waterfront neighbors to the North in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, the residents of DUMBO and Vinegar Hill bear the burden of housing a power plant within the confines of their neighborhood. Con Edison, the City’s electrical utility provider, runs the Hudson Avenue Generating Station, which spans several blocks on Plymouth St. Clearly, electricity [...]
Sighting: Saint Agnieska on the Northside
Posted in Politics, Religion, Sighting, tagged apparition, Brooklyn, Department of Sanitation, pier, reports, sanitation, Sighting, waste, waterfront, Williamsburg on June 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There have been unconfirmed reports of Saint Agnieska wandering the waterfront (picking her way along the derelict piers) between North 7th and North 12th Streets adjacent to Kent Avenue in Williamsburg – behind the waste transfer station. These reports have come to us via word of mouth from Department of Sanitation drivers who frequent the Kent Ave. transfer [...]
Waste Transfer Stations
Posted in Background, Politics, tagged Brooklyn, clustering, community, East Coast, Ecology, Environment, facility, garbage, government, Greenpoint, industrial, law, lawsuit, manufacturing, marine transfer station, neighborhood, New York City, Newtown Creek Water Treatment Facility, park, regulations, station, transfer, waste, Williamsburg on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The problem began in the early 1990s, when the city government started opening transfer stations in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint community. This neighborhood possessed what is a commodity in New York City – a large industrial park with a lot of empty space in it. The City gravitated to it. The Williamsburg/Greenpoint area, one of the [...]
