Get your morning scoop on Scorsese's new shoot in Greenpoint, Passing Strange, a City Council candidate searching on Craigslist, a holy CFO and Chef Gordon Ramsey in today's local blog round-up.
- Two reader inquiries collided in a Greenpoint blogger's inbox - one searching for an explanation of new activity in a vacant lot on Commercial St. and the other providing an answer. Quick hint: Scorsese. [New York Sh!tty]
- Director Spike Lee spoke to a Tribeca Film Festival audience about the premiere of his new film, Passing Strange. While many fans were shut out of the screening, Lee hinted that they'll get a chance to view it on TV - namely PBS's Great Performances series - before a possible theatrical run. [Gothamist]
- Which City Council candidate needs a campaign manager so desperately they've turned to Craigslist for help? Isn't politics all about knowing the right people? [Craigslist]
- The Diocese of Brooklyn is in need of a Chief Financial Officer who's pretty familiar with investment and finance. Candidate is hopefully free of sin and "must be a practicing Catholic." Are there any sin-free financial industry veterans left? [Workplace Diversity, via McBrooklyn]
- Chef Gordon Ramsay of Kitchen Nightmares was spotted filming in Dumbo this weekend at the Dumbo Flea. Might he be in the area to profile the West Village's Hiro? [DumboNYC]
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