Brooklyn Today October 6: Kushner Cos. cuts price of Brooklyn Heights townhouse
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IMPRINT: The Simpsons make an appearance on the latest cover of Zeit Magazin.
The Rundown
~KUSHNER COS. CUTS PRICE OF HEIGHTS HOUSE: Kushner Companies dropped the price of a gut-renovated, single-family townhouse in Brooklyn Heights to $9.5 million from $11.25 million. The space at 100 Pierrepont St.was part of a project to transform the house, with two others formerly owned by Brooklyn Law School, into five-story, single-family spreads in 2014. President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner spearheaded the project until he moved on to advise his father-in-law at the White House. In addition to the sales market, the 7,120-square-foot property is also on the market as a rental, currently asking $25,000 a month. The townhouse offers a fireplace, large windows, a garden and a roof terrace among other amenities. (via New York Post)
~GIRLS ON WHEELS: The ladies are shredding: The number of female motorcyclists has doubled since 2003, and one of the biggest and most prestigious motorcycle schools in the state, Motorcycle Safety School, is helping women get on the big bikes. MSS is owned by Brooklyn Heightsresident Diane Howells. “I grew up ski racing,” she told us. “I love speed, so it was an easy sell for me.” MSS started with five percent women customers, “and now we’re closing in on 20 percent, she said. When MSS reached out toBrooklyn Eagle reporter Mary Frost with an offer of an introductory lesson, she couldn’t resist. By the end of a two-hour class, she was riding a powerful Harley Street 500 by herself around a course in Spring Creek, Brooklyn. The feeling was exhilarating, Frost said. MSS is offering half priced introductory lessons to women and a women-only course (in the Bronx) this month. “It’s always worth trying stuff out, like anything in life,” Howells said. (via the Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
~NEW DESIGN FOR DOMINO SUGAR REFINERY BUILDING: Part of the massive redevelopment project on the Williamsburg waterfront, the Domino Sugar Refinery building has yet to find a tenant, causing its developers to ditch the approved design for a shiny new one. Two Trees scrapped Beyer Blinder Belle’s already-approved design for Vishaan Chakrabarti’s Practice for Architecture and Urbanism’s glass-based plan. Under the old plan, the new interior was to be built into the old structure, but Two Trees had trouble “trying to woo companies into a space that remained awkward and dark.” The new design is expected to sport a barrel-shaped glass top and a new glass building positioned inside, not touching the old factory walls. With the 1882 factory landmarked, any new design will have to be approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which is expected to consider the proposal later this month. (via Brownstoner)
***The New York Building Congress hosts its 2017 Industry Recognition Gala on Thursday, November 16, at the Grand Hyatt New York,109 East 42nd Street. Reception starts at 6:00 PM followed by dinner and program at 7:00 PM. Individual tickets start at $975. Tables of 10 are available starting at $9,500. For more information on reservations and sponsorship opportunities, contact Jeanine Badalamenti at 212-481-9099 or email[email protected]. To register online, visitwww.buildingcongress.com.***
Staff Picks:
ANOTHER LONG READ: A friendship formed over country music and beer gets cut short by gunshots. (via WaPo)
EAT: America’s Love-Hate Relationship with Olive Garden (via Eater)
CARTOON: Donald Trump lambasts Puerto Ricans while being fanned and having grapes fed to him. (via The New Yorker)
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FOREIGN FLASH: A DJ is throwing a party on top of a roughly 150-foot-tallwater tower in Finland…In Brazil, hundreds of thousands of people come out for video game conventions…And on a West Bengali island, fatal tiger attacks are a normal occurrence. (via Mixmag, NYT and USA Today)
ROYAL WATCH: The British Royal Family may be the most famous, but there are 27 other royal families in the world. Check them out. (via PopSugar)
BROOKLYN TONIGHT
10:00AM – 6:00PM — Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt at Brooklyn Museum. Details.
11:00AM – 6:00PM — My Shot: Portraits from Hamilton at United Photo Industries Gallery. Details.
11:00AM – 6:00PM — Proof: Francisco Goya, Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Longo at Brooklyn Museum. Details.
1:00PM – 4:00PM — Williamsburg Bites Brooklyn Food Tour at Williamsburg Mini Mall. Details.
5:00PM – 10:00PM — Oktoberfest at The Archway. Details.
7:00PM — 2017 DUMBO Dance Festival at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center.Details.
7:00PM – 10:00PM — Halloweenland: Halloween Photoscapes, Mystery Dioramas from the vaults at Quimby’s Bookstore NYC. Details.
8:00PM — The Intimacy Effect By Jeff Tabnick at Vital Joint. Details.
8:00PM — Plan 9 From Outer Space Live Reading at Littlefield. Details.
SATURDAY
10:00AM – 5:00PM — 6th Annual Kings County Fiber Festival at Old Stone House. Details.
11:00AM – 8:00PM — Fear the Riff expo at Brooklyn Expo Center. Details.
12:00PM – 2:00PM — Gay Greenwood at Green-Wood Cemetery. Details.
SUNDAY
11:00AM — The New Yorker Festival: Chelsea Manning Talks with Larissa MacFarquhar at Land Rover Theatre at SIR Stage37. Details.
4:00PM – 9:00PM — Second Sundays at Pioneer Works. Details.
5:00PM — Future of Europe: Will Germany Lead the West? at 92nd Street Y.Details.
MILESTONES
Happy birthday to Britt Ekland, Rebecca Lobo, Elisabeth Shue, Jeremy Sisto and Stephanie Zimbalist!
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