Results tagged “brownstonebrooklyn”

With recent recycling stats released by the Department of Sanitation, we now know which neighborhood gets a (100% biodegradable) gold star for cleaning up after themselves. The Daily News pits the top two, Bay Ridge and Park Slope, against each other — saying when it comes to recycling the former does it better.

Silver and gold are so last season, if you're a trendsetting criminal -- you know it's all about the copper these days. And where better to find it than in brownstone Brooklyn? The Brooklyn Paper reports:

At least four heists of the once-cheap electrical conductor have been pulled off in Brownstone Brooklyn since June, and a few others were foiled when the cops caught the bad guys red-handed before they could make off with their ill-gotten orange gold.

Continue reading "Copper Capers on the Rise in Brooklyn"

Brooklyn Bridge, by Akinloch. Tag yours with "gothamist" if you want us to use them.

Untitled, by vanshnookenraggen on Flickr. Tag yours "Gothamist" if you want us to use them.

Whilst surfing around on Flickr this morning we came across an amazing set of maps by Qaanaaq-- "GIS maps of stuff I think is interesting. Made mostly with ArcGIS 9 and Illustrator." The map above documents how people get to work in the five boroughs-- blue is public transit, red is cars, and green is walking. Similar data is mapped in different colors here-- it's strange how so many people use public transit in Red Hook. Related transit maps: proximity to subways (don't move to Eastern Queens and Southern Brooklyn if you want to commute by rail-- you'll definitely need a car).