110 Livingston News & Blog

• More questions on Cadman Plaza turf’s toxicity (BHB)
• Hertz to offer Zipcar-like service (Gothamist)
• North Italy in the North Slope, Edible Brooklyn reviews Al Di La (pdf)
• Subway reads from A Brooklyn Life
• Sailors Making Sails–the historic context of 164-168 Atlantic Ave., the John Curtin sail makers building (Sail Brooklyn)
• Two Trees rumored to propose 15-20 stories next to Brooklyn Bridge (Dumbo NYC)
• 70 Washington floorplan typos (TIWWDN)

• The Gowanus floods and Gowanus Lounge has some startling flood maps
• And the city braces for future flooding from climate change (WNYC)
• New Chef at Bubby’s (Brooklyn Record)
• More high rises planned at 235 and 237 Gold St. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
• Rep. Clarke calls to preserve historic houses on Duffield St. (Brooklyn Paper), while the public hearing date shifts (Daily Gotham)
• DUMBO’s hidden spa (Dumbo NYC)
• $2.5M Fort Greene 3-bedroom, featured in NY Mag (SetSpeed)
• Red Hook’s Bloody Past (Lost City), and good photos of Red Hook (boroughed)
• Brooklyn Heights Association offers its Landmarks House and Garden Tour May 12 (brooklynheightsassociation.org)

Photo by sparkdance

• Gage & Tollner’s owner says the Fulton Mall location doomed his restaurant–but he’d like to reopen (Brooklyn Papers)
• Eyewitness report: the scaffolding on 110 along Boerum Place looks like it’s coming down
• Curbed: Will parking trump the underground railroad houses, and what’s up with the building on Court and State?
• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce seeks new prez (OTBKB)

• Outdoor eating — coming soon (Eat for Victory)
• Also outside — Egg hunt at the Brooklyn Bridge Park (DumboNYC)
• More 110 vs. Belltel vs. Oro talk (Curbed)
• Gowanus Comfort Inn to Open (GL)
• Prices up at 14 Townhomes, only 1 left (Brownstoner)

Excellent news — the TGI Friday’s which stole Gage & Tollner’s rightful place in New York culinary history has closed. Now we can only hope something more appropriate goes in at this landmarked interior — like maybe Gage & Tollner?

From a 1956 review of G&T (which was founded 1879): “I’m told the belly broil, using only the belly of the soft clam, is a gem of a dish for $1.35. I say try the deviled crab for $1.85.” Check out the full review for a cool old photo of the interior.

• TGI Fridays (Gage and Tollner) Closed (Chowhound) (thanks GL for the link)
• Historic Dining, at Least Architecturally (Diner’s Journal)
• Gas lights recall the [18]80s, August 8, 1956 (tipsontables.com)

Elsewhere in Downtown Brooklyn — looks like sales are coming along, well, just fine at Oro Condos (map, rendering). We count 38 units in contract according to the listings page, which may sound like a lot until you realize that’s not yet one unit per floor of this 40-story tower. To be fair though it hasn’t been a full two months yet that they’ve been on the market.

Oro has a pool, basketball court, and screening room, but also a singles bar, according to the Brooklyn Paper. With free, um, Goldschläger for residents? Also notable is that the paper’s reporting is starting to sound like curbed.com copy.

• Oro Condos Worth Their Weight in Gold (SetSpeed)
• A deluxe singles bar in the sky (Brooklyn Paper)