Eliot Brown looks at new details about the city's plan for Gowanus: tons of apartments, but not so many hotels. [TRE] Eric Massa changed his policy on accepting donations from corporate P.A.C.s. [F29] Dean Skelos wants David Paterson to resubmit his 2009-2010 budget proposal to include the federal stimulus money. [CC] Council candidate John Tabacco survived ...

The Bloomberg administration has released new details about its planned rezoning of the area surrounding the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, currently noted for the unappealing industrial sites that dominate the neighborhood. Per an environmental review document (PDF) that went up on the Department of City Planning’s Web site yesterday, the city projects that a rezoning will bring about 3 ...

Hillary says goodbye. [POTH] During his confirmation hearing, Eric Holder says waterboarding is torture. [Politico] Jeff Klein wants for video slots to fund education. [AP] A Carroll Gardens blogger urges residents to write to City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden about the Gowanus rezoning. [PMFA] The mayor of Nyack is not running for re-election, and he may be leaving the Democratic ...

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