It was more than a little depressing to see the first North Brooklyn Farms get clobbered by bulldozers last fall, even if everybody knew it…
DOB Will Get a Wake-Up Call Regarding Weekend Construction at Domino Site
Members of Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 are expressing “outrage” that the Department of Buildings is allowing the developer of the Domino Sugar site to build on weekends, potentially disrupting Williamsburgers…
A Visit to North Brooklyn Farms, Now Rooting Around For a New Location
North Brooklyn Farms, an urban farm and community park just across the street from the former Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg, announced plans this week…
7 Local and Not-So-Local Ones to Catch at the Brooklyn Film Festival
“Brooklyn is exploding right now,” says Nathan Kensinger, and he should know. For months, the documentary filmmaker and photographer has been working hard on the lineup…
‘It’s Out of This World’: 18 Reactions to Kara Walker’s Domino Installation
For 22 years, Kara Walker’s work has probed the ugly issues of race, colonialism and power. But she’s never done something quite like A Subtlety, or the Marvelous…
Watch This Trippy Reimagination of the Domino Site Before You See Kara Walker’s
Tomorrow, Kara Walker’s monumental installation in the Domino Sugar Factory, “A Subtlety” (or “The Marvelous Sugar Baby”) will be unveiled to the general public at…
Just How Sweet Is the Domino Deal?
The DOMINO DEAL | Create Infographics Yesterday we reported that the city had struck a deal with the developer of the Domino Sugar factory site…
Domino Developer Agrees to Some 700 Units of Permanently Affordable Housing
Mayor De Blasio has struck a deal with the developer of the Domino Sugar factory site, averting a potential impasse over affordable housing.
Down-to-the-Wire Drama as Domino Developers Are Asked to Refine Their Plan
Opponents of the plan to redevelop the Domino Sugar refinery are speaking out again as Mayor de Blasio asks for additional affordable housing just days…