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Posts by Author Archives: Matt T

Matt is a lawyer who writes fiction and freelances in his spare time. He lives in (gasp!) Park Slope, but bikes all over. He is the author of a novel, DEATH OF THE DYING CITY (about NYC's gentrification in the 90s), forthcoming from an indie publisher. More about him can be found at www.matthewataub.com. Twitter: @MatthewTaub1 Instagram: matthewtaub1

We Invented a New Subway Line: Over the New Kosciuszko Bridge (and Beyond)

by Matt T May 27, 2014May 27, 2014

Visting the Kosciszko Bridge, on Earth Day, no less, got us thinking: was there ever any consideration for a mass transit line on the major project about to replace the structure, […]

Kent Avenue South Bike Lane Expansion Begins

by Matt T April 29, 2014April 29, 2014

A stretch of Kent Avenue in south Williamsburg is being updated to include a two-way bicycle greenway, along with improvements to calm motorists and conform the roadway to traffic patterns […]

Foodieodicals– A Festival Where Food and Publishing Collide

by Matt T April 28, 2014April 28, 2014

Combine food with literature, and what do you get?  Foodieodicals! A festival within the three-day Food Book Fair, this event-within-an-event on Saturday (4/26) celebrated creative food publishing, featuring more than twenty […]

The Apocalyptic Landscape Near the Kosciuszko Bridge Is Now Complete

by Matt T April 23, 2014April 23, 2014

We know eastern Greenpoint is readying for construction of a new Kosciuszko Bridge, replacing the decrepitly old (and ugly) monster of a structure that currently connects Brooklyn and Queens (and […]

“Jamaican Queens” Rock the House at 285 Kent

by Matt T July 22, 2013July 19, 2013

Despite their New-York-centric pun of a name, rock duo Jamaican Queens actually hail from Detroit. And on the very night their hometown filed for bankruptcy, the band’s equipment seemed destined for similar […]

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