http://mattsollars.com Multimedia Portfolio Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:53:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The battle to redevelop Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal has been going on since the 1960’s. By then, the canal, once one of the state’s busiest waterways, had fallen largely into disuse. Many of the warehouses, factories and other industrial sites that lined the canal’s shores were abandoned. Now, with residential real estate ... http://mattsollars.com/?p=12 Nearly 3,000 names, an American flag for each one. As first responders and family members read the 9/11 names at Floyd Bennett Field, a host of rain-soaked flags snapped in the wind behind them. For the sixth commemoration of 9/11, with access to Ground Zero severely restricted, some New Yorkers created ... http://mattsollars.com/?p=6 Public Place, a vacant lot between Smith Steet and the Gowanus Canal, is the latest parcel of land to enter Brooklyn’s heated affordable housing and development debate. At a series of meetings in the community, which will continue next month, the city has begun finally to move towards developing the lot. Mayor ... http://mattsollars.com/?p=3