110 Livingston News & Blog

A sharp-eyed resident in our forums spotted this one–110 makes a background cameo in an iPhone commercial shot on the corner of the Fulton Mall and Boerum Place (see above, left). Is this a signal that the much-rumored Apple Store is coming to Downtown Brooklyn? Let the conspiracy theories begin.

• iPhone commercial: Elliot “Meredith”
• Apple Plans Flagship Store in Brooklyn (Racked)

• Supermarket Coming to State St. (Brownstoner)
• Target coming to new Albee Square building, Nordstrom scouting ‘hood (Daily News)
• Yet another downtown Brooklyn hotel–Holiday Inn on Schermerhorn at Bond (BDE)

Sir Ian McKellen (!) narrates a fly-through of the myriad projects slated to transform downtown Brooklyn in coming years, in a video produced by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. If you’ve had trouble envisioning the future of our neighborhood, here’s your chance for a 2-minute crash catchup on all the plans, and it’s an eye-opener. Watch for yourself:

• Downtown Brooklyn 2012 Video (hosted at NYPost.com)
• ‘Brooklyn 2012′ As Told by Sir Ian McKellen (Curbed)
• DBP Does Its Five-Year Vision Thing (B’stoner)