Archive for August, 2006

New residents

Published by arZan August 25th, 2006 in Education and Neighborhood. Closed

This past week has seen a huge influx of new residents in the neighborhood. They come from all over the world and all part of the country. In case you are wondering who they are….well they are the students at Pratt Institute. My alma mater had its orientation week today at the start of the […]



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Brooklyn Greenway In the ‘Hood

Published by arZan August 25th, 2006 in Streets. Closed

The Brooklyn Greenway is In 1993, the Brooklyn Waterfront Trail was identified as a priority route in the Department of City Planning’s Greenway Plan for New York City, which outlined a vision for a citywide 350-mile network of greenways. The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway project area now spans 14 miles of Brooklyn waterfront, from Sunset Park […]



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A Picture A Day

Published by arZan August 23rd, 2006 in Photographs and Streets. Closed

A new Clinton Hill resident Scalino, has been taking a photograph of the Washington-Fulton intersection every single day. As of today, the count is at 21. Check them out on



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What’s in the name ??

Published by arZan August 23rd, 2006 in About and Neighborhood. Closed

On researching about how the neighborhood got its name… New York’s Governor De Witt Clinton is the namesake of Clinton Hill, which today remains an upscale neighborhood of mansions and stately townhomes. Carroll Gardens is named after Charles Carroll of Maryland, who signed the Declaration of Independence (though he was never a resident), and the […]



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Top of the Food Chain

Published by arZan August 16th, 2006 in Neighborhood and Streets. Closed

Sakshi, a tourist from Bombay India is pleasantly surprised that Clinton Hill is not what she expected it to be. The apartment where my wonderful hosts live is on a quite and neat residential block in Brooklyn. It is a beautiful red brick building with a tinge of ancient era in it. The neighboring buildings […]



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Pratt Higgins Hall Wins Architectural Awards

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Architecture, Buildings and Education. Closed

My alma mater, Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture has won an architectural award. Higgins Hall, for long the home of the School of Architecture, had a recent addition in the centre court area. This was done by the famous NY architect Steven Holl. As reported in a communique on Pratt’s



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Village Voice Archives: Clinton Hill

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Neighborhood and Opinion. 1 Comment

The Village Voice featured an article in their August 13th, 2003 issue that takes a close-up view on Clinton Hill. A lot has changed in three years, including the cost of living here !!! For a look at how Brooklyn’s rich used to live, take a stroll down the mansion rows of Washington Avenue and […]



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Postcards from Clinton Hill

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Art and Photographs. Closed

If you want to send postcards of your favourite neighborhood to all your family and friends, then look no further. Image copyright IPV Studio IPV studio has a great collection of postcards that can be bought online. IraPeripheralVision (IPV) is a local design studio run by two architects who decided to shift lines since 1983. […]



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Home is where Clinton Hill is

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in About and Blog. Closed

By a quirk of fate, I landed up in Clinton Hill. 8 years ago, I did not even know that this would be my new neighborhood for the next so many years. As a graduate student at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Clinton Hill became the de facto “ghetto” for me. Except for a […]



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  • Brooklyn Book Festival to Bring Out Literary Stars This Fall June 22, 2017
    This fall, some of the best literary minds will gather in Downtown Brooklyn for the Brooklyn Book Festival, the largest free literary event in New York City, now in its 11th year. Featured authors this year include Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead, Joyce Carol Oates, National Book Award winner… Read More > The post […]
  • Boerum Hill Two-Bedroom With Office, Balcony, Walk-in Closet, Low Monthlies Asks $959K June 22, 2017
    There's a lot to love about this converted two-bedroom condo at 105 Butler Street in Boerum Hill. Located at the intersection of four highly sought-after Brooklyn neighborhoods and big enough for a family, with two bedrooms, outdoor space, storage and an office, it's asking less than a million and has… Read More > The post […]
  • Park Slope Duplex With Film Connection, Three Bedrooms, Pier Mirror Asks $9,000 a Month June 22, 2017
    Here's a duplex in what Brownstoner's Suzanne Spellen called "one of my favorite Park Slope houses" in a Building of the Day post. That'd be an 1888 limestone and brick Romanesque Revival townhouse with a curved front bay at 240 Berkeley Place, where the apartment occupies the garden and parlor… Read More > The post […]
  • Drool Over Fabulous Architecture on a Walking Tour of Crown Heights South June 22, 2017
    Even if you are a Brooklyn native, there is always something new to learn about the architecture and history of the borough. Next month the Municipal Art Society is hosting a tour of Crown Heights South -- a perfect excuse to put on your walking shoes and gawk at some… Read More > The post […]
  • The Insider: “Three-Quarter” Reno in South Slope Tailors Already Updated House for Young Family June 22, 2017
    The two-story brick row house had been renovated by its previous owners with all new mechanicals, but its aesthetic did not appeal to the couple who subsequently bought it. So they brought in Downtown Brooklyn-based Barker Freeman Design Office to rethink and upgrade the interior finishes, brighten the color palette, and make… Read More > The post […]



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