Forum: News/Commentary
July 10, 2008
Free Foreclosure Clinic
If you're current or behind in your mortgage, come in and have it reviewed by our staff. Thursday July 24th, 6-8pm. Clinics are given monthly. Location:
Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush, 2806 Church Ave.(bet. Nostrand & Rogers Aves.)Brooklyn, NY. To RSVP, please call 718.469.4679. Sponsored by Neighborhood Housing Services, a not for profit housing organization.
www.nhsnyc.org
June 23, 2008
Crown Heights retail
Hello. Does anyone have any good suggestions for a retail or service business for a corner property on Carroll St. and Troy Ave.?
June 15, 2008
Bleeker Street Syndrome
As the Brooklyn civilization advances, I thought it might be worthwhile to caution the citizenry about a phenomena we've had here in Manhattan. There was a time, about 8 years ago when Bleeker St between Hudson and Christopher was a charming collection of small and unique business - antique stores, craft stores, book stores, a frame shop, even a Kim's video store. Then the gentrification started - and one day the Italian restaurant closed, and then Clarey & Co antiques, and then Kim's video... all mysteriously shuttered. And we all sensed something coming. That something was the Mallization of Bleeker Street. Now in the place of these neighborhood centric stores,we have Cynthia Rowley, Ralph Lauren (2 stores), Coach, Juicy Couture, Brunelli Cucinello (sic), James Perse, Marc Jacobs (2 stores). The rarified money crowd now trots up and down Bleeker, clearly not citizens from the area, with their high-powered tans, polo shirts, flashing gilded watches, and Hedge Fund gazes... they seem to be wondering where the Chauffer was off to. Oh well, that;s what happens - you live in a place like this for years because it ISN'T all this crap, and what you get is all this CRAP. So my friends, be wary of too much success in your revitalization plans - The Fortune 500 are not too far behind you, ready to push those commercial rents to the sky, and put you back in a rarified shopping mall. You can just move to the East 60's if you need that.
June 13, 2008
Atlantic Yards good or bad?
So this topic has probably been discussed on here before, but being kinda new to Brooklyn I'd like to hear people's opinions on the subject. I plan on buying a condo in Cobble/Boerum/Carroll... and want to know how it will affect me and Brooklyn in general.
Thanks!
Greenwood Heights or South Slope
I am curious as to whether 19th St. and 4th Ave is considered part of the South Slope or Greenwood Heights. I was looking at a listing there listed under Park Slope, but maps say otherwise. Also, if anyone lives in the area, am curious about their thoughts. Looking to move back to Brooklyn after several years in New Jersey. Thanks in advance.
June 10, 2008
FLATBUSH VET?
I used to take my cat to Park Slope Animal Health @ 250 Flatbush.
They closed months ago, but I know they told me they were sending the files to a vet (one of the guys that worked there) in Brooklyn Heights.
In any case, I can find the info anywhere.
If anyone knows the name or phone # of the vet once affiliated with the place on Flatbush please let me know.
May 16, 2008
Park Slope Open House Tour
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN, MAY 18 From noon to 5 p.m., guests can tour nine houses, the Montauk Club and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, which is in an 1881 mansion. Houses include an 1889 Romanesque Revival home with carved woodwork, stained glass and original tapestry wall fabric; an 1867 row house; and an 1881 Neo-Greco house decorated with the owners’ collections of Asian artifacts and textiles, as well as a collection of neckties from the 1920s to the 1950s. No children under 10. Tickets, $25, at the Berkeley Carroll School, 181 Lincoln Place (between Seventh and Eighth Avenues). Advance tickets, $20. Information: (718) 832-8227 and parkslopeciviccouncil.org.
May 14, 2008
Does anyone know what happened to Foccacino?
Does anyone know what happened to Foccacino? They've been closed for a few weeks and I want to know what's up.
April 21, 2008
Annual Clinton Avenue Community Yard Sale
Does anyone know when the annual Clinton Avenue community yard sale takes place (date). We are trying to coordinate our building wide yard sale on the same date to take advantage of foot traffic. Thanks.
April 18, 2008
Jane's Carousel/ Idora Park's Carousel
Does anyone know if this carousel is open to the public yet? It is supposed to be in Dumbo. It was very special to my father growing up and I would love to surprise him by showing it to him next weekend.