http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:38:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This seems a common and deplorable thing recently - the immediate connection in the minds of some between Islam and terrorism. In a religion with a worldwide following of more than a billion people the actions of a few have swayed many ignorant people to the belief all Muslims are ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=93 A popular pool in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn has been slated for closure this summer. Last year the pool was estimated to have seen 40,000 visitors and is considered an important recreation facility to the surrounding low-income community. While this and many other facilities in low- income areas of ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=92 Marvel at the mysterious process by which government pork comes into being.  Have you ever wondered how it is that when people and municipalities badly need one thing or another congress somehow seems to lack the slightest sense of reality and instead funds the most comically inane shit you can ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=91 Admittedly this isn't as critical as I think editorial cartoons should be.  It's really just a visualization of what I suspect may have been Governor David Paterson's reaction to getting involved with the Gowanus Canal.  I get the feeling he wasn't aware what a money sucking sludge-pit it really was ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=90 Mike Bloomberg seems to think that promising to influence things outside his jurisdiction (and things that will likely never happen...the notion of trolleys in Red Hook is good for a snort, for example) is going to endear him to voters in the upcoming mayoral race (The MTA is controlled entirely ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=89 After ditching the Gehry design and completely changing the scale of the Atlantic Yards development Forest City Ratner has yet to really give any indication what their new, leaner development will look like.  With their fondness for artsy crap It seemed natural to suggest another famous and messy artist for ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=88 This past weekend a group left a huge mess in Prospect Park.  A crusade was taken on to blame this particular group but this has been going on all summer.  It occurs to me that by now the Parks Department should be able to anticipate the mess and compensate with ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=87 Recently it was announced that the tallest building in Brooklyn, a residental tower, is to be built in the imminent future. If you walk around town you might notice that downtown Brooklyn resembles Dubai these days.  Developers are building like crazy and they're building residential.  But they're building into an ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=86  Real estate in New York has always been the proverbial ride. Home prices in Brooklyn are sliding...but with a median price still approaching a million dollars in some neighborhoods they remain far too high for most, especially with jobs disappearing at the rate they are...so the real question is 'how ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=85 As developer Bruce Ratner continues to attempt forcible removal of residents living within the ever shrinking footprint of his Atlantic Yards development through abuse of Eminent Domain laws, a dwindling number of residents refuse to leave and continue to fight through legal means. Unfortunately, the courts have commonly come down ... http://cristianfleming.org/wordpress/?p=84