Truemors
Coney Island is Alive & Kicking in 2009
The Cyclone 2009 Opening DayThe sun arose warming the tracks as the Cyclone awakened from its winter sleep to roar once again on opening day at Coney Island. The Hungarian band played as the beautiful Miss...
Death of Astroland: Iconic Rocket Part 2
This past month we all learned the Iconic Astroland Rocket may be sold for scrap if a new home had not been found before Thor Equities took over the land. That day has come and gone. The rocket was down to the... 
The Future of Coney Island is Now X Rated Thanks to Thor Equitis
Thor Equitites in 2007 launched the Site "TheFutureofConeyIsland.com" . Recently it has been reported that when you clicked on the web site warnings came stating an attempt of highjacking my computer has... 
Another Coney dream
Two urban planners from the Municipal Art Society came to our DUMBO offices this week to share their vision for “saving” Coney Island — and there’s a lot to admire in their beautiful dream. But most... 
The New Coney Island: Theme Park of a Theme Park
Much ado over at Coney Island. Yesterday, we learned that the city may buy developer Joe Sitt's ten acres at the site, and now the Municipal Art Societyhas released images of the expert crowd-sourced... The End of White Flight
"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...
The Detrimental Nexus
The Whistle Blower bona fide Flat Owner’s face demolition threat – thanks to the detrimental nexus of Chairman of the Society – Builder – BMC – MHADA The flat owners who purchased flats in a...
U2 frontman Bono wants to spend a staggering $237.2 million turning the hotel...
U2 frontman Bono wants to spend a staggering $237.2 million turning thehotel he owns in his native Dublin into a spectacular city resort. Bono in partnership with The Edge bought the 156 year old ClarenceHotel...
580 jobs to go in Arnotts redevelopment
"Arnotts has confirmed that 580 jobs are to be lost at its department store on Henry Street in Dublin, as part of a three-year redevelopment. The department store currently employs 950, but it says its staff numbers will rise to 1,200 when the new development is...The Redevelopment of a City is an Art
"Charles Landry, 58, is considered one of the world's leading urban researchers and is the author of "The Creative City." He talks to SPIEGEL about how cities can harness their inhabitants' skills so they show up on the international radar and the German tendency to make...
Phallus-shaped high-rise offends San Diegans
Look at the photo: does this remind you of a flower or a phallus?Sandor Shapery is an architect with the San Diego-based design firm C.W. Kim and believes the 40-story tower with the blubous top is floral in... 
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Canadian company to photograph every home and building in America
There's a company called "Zaio," headquartered in Calgary, that has begun an ambitious project to photograph and appraise every building in America. "Zaio is in the process of photographing and appraising each and every property in cities across the country. That means every...
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