By Eliot Brown 4/14/10 8:35pm

Council Approves Rose Plaza

Rose Plaza apparently will not be going the way of the Kingsbridge Armory.

On Wednesday afternoon, the City Council approved the planned Williamsburg waterfront development, a make-or-break vote that came after a scramble of last-minute lobbying and a boost of the affordable-housing levels.

Two weeks ago, the project looked poised for a rare defeat, Read More

By Eliot Brown 4/09/10 3:28pm

Rose Plaza Not Dead (Yet)

It seems Rose Plaza on the River, the controversial planned Williamsburg housing development just south of the Williamsburg Bridge, may actually live to see the light of day.

Earlier this week, all signs were pointing to a very rare defeat at the hands of the City Council for the 800-apartment, $410 million development planned for Read More