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Staten Eats: Sad Farewell to Piattini Ristorante in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

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Sunday, August 19, 2012. Sad Farewell to Piattini Ristorante in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. I was sad to see the other day that Piattini Ristorante at 99th Street and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn appears to have closed. More than two years ago, my mom saw the restaurant's gelato-in-a-brioche-roll featured on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. She bugged me often to give the restaurant a try, and it took me forever to make it over there. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Simple ...

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Plaintalker II: Council Declines Action on South Avenue Tax Break

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Plaintalker II is the successor to Plainfield Plaintalker, a hyperlocal blog about Plainfield, New Jersey. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Council Declines Action on South Avenue Tax Break. Despite having passed legislation related to South Avenue development for a year and now having a 28-page proposed "payment in lieu of taxes" plan in the meeting packet, a council majority Monday claimed to be left out of the loop and refused to put the tax matter on the Aug. 17 agenda. Was held in September 2014. Rivers ch...

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Plaintalker II: Third-time Charm for Fleet Manager?

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Plaintalker II is the successor to Plainfield Plaintalker, a hyperlocal blog about Plainfield, New Jersey. Sunday, March 1, 2015. Third-time Charm for Fleet Manager? City Council activities resume Monday with an agenda-fixing session that includes yet another pitch for the twice-rejected "manager motors" position and salary. Mayor Adrian O. Mapp brought up the plan for one person to be in charge of all city vehicles. In January, but the council rejected proposed ordinances. In a citywide mailing. We know...

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Plaintalker II: Storm Debris Still A Challenge

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Plaintalker II is the successor to Plainfield Plaintalker, a hyperlocal blog about Plainfield, New Jersey. Friday, November 30, 2012. Storm Debris Still A Challenge. The day after the storm, this tree's remains filled an alley off East Front Street. Here's the cleaned-up site. The Queen's Courtyard" was a gift from Queen City Savings. Wires, a pole and a tree were all tangled up on East Seventh Street after the storm. The tree stump is still blocking the sidewalk and one wire is still hanging down. 700 B...

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Plaintalker II: South Avenue Plans in Progress

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Plaintalker II is the successor to Plainfield Plaintalker, a hyperlocal blog about Plainfield, New Jersey. Sunday, June 28, 2015. South Avenue Plans in Progress. It's still a couple of weeks until the next City Council meeting and both the Board of Adjustment and Planning Board meetings scheduled for next week have been canceled. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on a major South Avenue development, with a 90-day window for a "Redevelopment Agreement" expiring in July. Redevelopment Counsel: McManimon and ...

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Staten Eats: Surf and Turf at Home, with a Raw Bar

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Sunday, July 1, 2012. Surf and Turf at Home, with a Raw Bar. My plans to go to the shore yesterday fizzled early in the morning heat. As much as I love lobster at Red's Lobster Pot in Point Pleasant Beach, I had little desire to drive an hour. But I didn't let it stop me from enjoying some surf and turf at home. Thanks to Island Fish on Richmond Road in Dongan Hills. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Read my stories elsewhere. Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Staten Eats: New York Nights

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Besides food, one of my other interests these days is cities, specifically New York City, where I have now lived for more than seven years. I have indulged this interest by taking some classes at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Stay tuned for more posts on this topic. Phillip Lopate-edited anthology "Writing New York," sitting on my table at French Roast. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. July 6, 2012 at 8:47 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Plaintalker II: August 2015

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Plaintalker II is the successor to Plainfield Plaintalker, a hyperlocal blog about Plainfield, New Jersey. Monday, August 31, 2015. Mayor's Response on Outsourcing. UPDATE: Here is Mayor Adrian O. Mapp's reply to my request for a comment on outsourcing:. The administration will address this matter, fully, with the council on September 8, 2015. A council consensus agrees at the Sept. 8 meeting to move them to the agenda. Either No. 1 or No. 2 could sink the project, as Dan suggests, because the de...Perha...

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Plaintalker II: Planners Hear South Avenue Proposal

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Plaintalker II is the successor to Plainfield Plaintalker, a hyperlocal blog about Plainfield, New Jersey. Friday, August 7, 2015. Planners Hear South Avenue Proposal. Details on the city's largest development proposal emerged Thursday at a Planning Board hearing, including the news that the developer will be seeking a tax break. Do it, or they will do it and bill you," Nierstedt said of the analysis. As the evening wore on, Scott Bey told Norin the engineer would be his last witness. Board engineer Jame...