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Loose cobblestones on Plymouth Street, which runs from Vinegar Hill to Dumbo. Credit: Aaron Adler.

Are NYC’s cobblestones on the way out for good?

The Department of Transportation may replace the historic cobblestones in Vinegar Hill with artificially aged granite stones.

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Tagged Brooklyn, cobblestones, department of transportation, dumbo, gansevoort, history, landmarks, landmarks preservation council, meatpacking district, old new york, vinegar hill | Reply
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Start-Up City: a look at the city’s dynamic entrepreuneurs

Metro looks at some of the dynamic entrepreneurs on the mayor’s Made In NY list of start-ups.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged business, dumbo, ecommerce, entrepreneur, freelancers union, howaboutwe, long island city, made in ny, mayor michael bloomberg, online dating, songza, start-up, tech, warby parker | Reply
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