Duly Noted
A little slice of heaven in Park Slope. (Photo by Rolando Pujol)
* Residential building permits plunge 50 percent in "yet another sign the city’s building boom is coming to an end." [Crains via Queens Crap]
* So is the city's real-estate market really catching the national chill? [Brownstoner]
* Enjoy this tour of the Renwick Ruins on Roosevelt Island. The old smallpox hospital designed by James Renwick will finally undergo a stabilization overhaul following a partial collapse recently. [Roosevelt Islander]
* In Kensington, a call to clean up a lot. [Kensington (Brooklyn)]
* A rather repugnant sliver building in Woodside. [Queens Crap]
* Not even an R&S Strauss -- at 14th and Avenue C -- is safe from development. [Jeremiah's Vanishing New York]
* Dunkin' Donuts drops Rachael Ray ad -- because she's wearing what appears to be a keffiyeh? [Eater]
* Weather is looking good for Manhattanhenge. [Gothamist]
* Shootings prompt reminder of Harlem's past. [City Room]
* Yes, it's still plywood in those Coney windows, but boy is it colorful. [Gowanus Lounge]
* Longtime tailor shop to disappear at Hotel Chelsea. [Living with Legends]
* And here's a fascinating history of retail on that 23rd Street block. [jameswagner.com]
-- Rolando Pujol
