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Former 75th Police Precinct Station House Renovated

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Update, May 2024: A Shelter and Health Center Opens Update May 27, 2024: On a brisk Monday, March 4th, 2024, a beacon of hope and care emerged at 486 Liberty Avenue in East New York. This new facility, established by Care For the Homeless , is set to be a cornerstone in the community, offering a sanctuary for 157 homeless men grappling with mental illness. Beyond just providing beds, this site encompasses an Article 28 community health center, dedicated to addressing the primary medical care and behavioral health needs of both its residents and the broader community. Under the stewardship of a seasoned director, the shelter will employ a robust team of 76 professionals. This team includes social workers, case managers, housing specialists, and a vigilant 24/7 security and maintenance crew, all committed to fostering a supportive and secure environment for the residents. The health center will be a lifeline for many, operating five days a week and staffed by a m...
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Location: 484 Liberty Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207, USA
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Casa de la comisaría del distrito 75 de policía

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Actualización de mayo de 2024: abre un refugio y un centro de salud El lunes 4 de marzo de 2024 abrió en el 486 de Liberty Avenue, en East New York, una nueva instalación de Care For the Homeless : un refugio para 157 hombres sin hogar que viven con enfermedades mentales. Además de las camas, el edificio alberga un centro de salud comunitario del Artículo 28, dedicado a la atención médica primaria y a las necesidades de salud conductual tanto de los residentes como del barrio. Bajo la dirección de un director con experiencia, el refugio emplea a un equipo de 76 profesionales: trabajadores sociales, gestores de casos, especialistas en vivienda y personal de seguridad y mantenimiento las veinticuatro horas. El centro de salud funciona cinco días a la semana con un equipo multidisciplinario —médico, enfermera, asistente médico y especialistas en salud mental y en trastornos por consumo de ...
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Corporación de Fabricación de Laca Unida

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Sobre 2.72 acres, adyacente a las bulliciosas líneas de Amtrak y New Jersey Transit, el desolado esqueleto de United Lacquer Manufacturing Corporation estuvo una vez en pie. Ahora reducido a escombros, los ecos de su pasado se aferran obstinadamente al aire. Este trío de estructuras, abigarradas en altura de uno a tres pisos, alguna vez se dedicó a la producción de lacas, barnices y esmaltes. Sin embargo, durante 15 a 20 años fueron consignados al silencio, el abandono y la ruina. Esta propiedad abandonada estuvo sujeta regularmente a un sombrío ciclo de incendios y vertidos ilegales, lo que subraya su trágica trayectoria de declive. La historia de la tierra, contada por la ciudad de Linden, se lee como una letanía de contaminación química de múltiples fabricantes y de un propietario anterior que desaparece en el éter, dejando atrás una pesada carga fiscal. Como era de esperar, la...
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Inside the Abandoned Rockaway Metal Products Factory in Queens (Photos)

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A bird's eye snapshot of the building and the surrounding businesses. Rockaway Metal Products (RMP) began as a sheet metal fabrication factory in 1961. RMP occupied the site from 1971 to 1987, leaving a plethora of hazardous waste materials onsite. From 1990 to 2004 the building housed various tenants, which even included an auto repair shop. Rockaway Metal, a manufacturer of filing cabinets and other metal products, closed down in 1987. It was leased a few years ago to different owners who did not manage the 4.85-acre parcel. The 155,000-square-foot building had long been an eyesore and trouble in the neighborhood since its closure. A coastal storm in March 2018 blew debris materials onto adjacent properties. Rockaway Metal was acquired by Nassau County in 1995 by tax deed, and the county held onto the property for more than 22 years. In February 2011, the site was damaged by fire and condemned soon thereafter. For more in-depth detail on the le...
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Inside the Abandoned St. Michael and St. Edward Church in Brooklyn

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For weeks, I had been orbiting the perimeter of the impending demolition of the Church of St. Michael and St. Edward, a once revered church in the heart of Fort Greene, like a moth drawn to a flame. The neighborhood, a patchwork of tight project housing, seemed indifferent to the fate of this historic edifice. The intel I had received suggested that entry was as simple as scaling a wooden fence, yet the timing had never felt right. Until one day, it did. With a mission in New Jersey looming, I knew it was now or never. The demolition was advancing at a startling pace, the church's twin steeples already reduced to rubble. The skeletal remains of timber beams and rusted steel frames peeked out from the ruins, a testament to the relentless march of progress. Summoning a surge of courage, I seized a moment of quiet in the bustling housing project and vaulted over the fence. My heart pounded in my ches...
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Fallout TV Series Filming Locations: A Complete Guide to Every NY & NJ Site

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A desolate sand swept Fallout Santa Monica Pier. Discover the captivating locales of Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV series as Lucy, Maximus, Moldaver, and the dreaded Ghoul vie for the Vault-Tec cold fusion relic. Filmed across various iconic spots in New York and New Jersey, the series brings the post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, California wasteland to life. Here’s a closer look at the real-life locations featured in the show. Let me know in the comments below how much you loved the show. Were you surprised by the New York-centric locations? Episode 1 (“The End”) In a gripping and unforgettable episode, we witness Lucy emerging from the subterranean depths of Vault 33 centuries ahead of schedule, driven by an urgent quest to rescue her father, Hank, the Overseer of Vault 33. This dramatic turn of events follows the brutal infiltration of Vault 32 by Moldaver’s raiders, who cunningly disguised themselves as the already deceased rioting inhabitants of the vault. The story's turmoil begins ...
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Inside the Abandoned Horsman Doll Factory in Trenton

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Post Update — September 2026 🎓 The Doll House was saved: 350 Grand Street is becoming a high school Everything above was written when the fencing and the netting looked like the last act. It was not. The building at 350 Grand Street is not being demolished — it is being adaptively reused as the new high school campus of Foundation Academies . The charter school's own audited financial statements record the transaction: on 29 August 2024 Foundation purchased the land and building at 350 Grand Street for $4.8 million , and on 16 December 2024 sold it to Friends of Foundation Academy, a related non-profit, for $3.5 million, which is developing and renovating the site and will lease it back to the school. The renovation is a $60 million project financed through a public bond, turning roughly 91,000 square feet of factory into labs, a gym, a library and a college and career center for close to 500 students — more than twice the ...
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eBay Vintage Lens Buy: Rare Taisei Kogaku (Tamron) 135mm f2.8

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Rare Taisei Kogaku 135mm Twin Tele A remarkable lens from Japan, very sharp wide open, of the famous zeiss inspired design with preset aperture. It's well made, all glass and steel, with excellent color and contrast. The optics in this lens are amazing, it is simple and it works. It's bokeh and colour rendering are brilliant and it's as sharp as a razor. This is one of the mythical lenses of the days of lore, and hard to find even on ebay. There is about 340 degrees of rotation on the focus ring. The lens came with a 2X adapter as well. This series of lenses (model 680) were made between 1962 & 1969. The included tele converter is shown in the picture. This gave the kit the twin tele name. Sharp Kogaku 135 The Mount Problem Also known as the Taisei Kogaku [Tamron] Tamron 680 Twin-Tele 135mm f/2.8. A rare lens with the hard to adapt praktina mount. Mounting this lens onto to a EOS Rebel won't be easy. I have been trying to source an adapter for my Canon 6...
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