Netflix’s ‘Orange is the New Black’ to film in Court Square on Jan. 22

Netflix’s ‘Orange is the New Black’ is going to film on Tuesday in Court Square on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Signs like the ones below were seen on 43rd Avenue and Jackson Avenue. Here’s more about the TV show: Piper Chapman is a public relations executive with a career and a fiance when her past suddenly […]
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Construction on ‘Sunbather’ finishes on Jackson Avenue

Construction finished on “Sunbather,” a large pink sculpture at the corner of Jackson Avenue and 43rd Avenue last week.1 The project, which came at a bill of more than $500,000, had generated controversy for a number of reasons, including the cost of the project, and that the sculpture wasn’t from a local artist. The story was first […]
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Construction starts for pink sculpture ‘Sunbather’ on Jackson Avenue

Construction has started on “Sunbather,” a large pink sculpture that will go up on the corner of Jackson Avenue and 43rd Avenue. The project, which will come at a bill of more than $500,000, has generated controversy for a number of reasons, including the cost of the project, and that the sculpture isn’t from a […]
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Permits approved at 25-19 43rd Avenue

We haven’t had much to report about 25-19 43rd Avenue since demolition wrapped up on the project back in August.1 But we should start to see activity in the near future on the Ekstein project, because permits filed with the DOB were partially approved on Dec. 30.2 The permit calls for 68,145 square feed of residential […]
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