I look forward to these every year, love when they start to decay! Jane & Chip, if you're reading, thanks for doing such a fun thing for the neighborhood!

Posted by: lula_mae at October 29, 2009 1:39 PM in response to Closing Bell: The Pumpkins of Cobble Hill

Hi Noodles--The building doesn't happen to be on Clinton Street in CG, does it? Have seen some listings for (small) 2-beds in a building there that's being converted. Was possibly going to take a look at one...

Good luck!

Posted by: lula_mae at October 27, 2009 2:36 PM in response to Condo Conversion Question

let's address the really pressing issue here... gemini10's question about who has the best chocolate croissant in the area. my personal fave source is Naidre's-- they get their chocolate croissants from Balthazar, so you have to go early enough on the weekend or they sell out. Marquet's are not bad, not great. Mazzola's are, sadly, not very good (I love Mazzola's breads, but croissants just aren't their thing). Almondine's are really good, but that's all the way in Dumbo.

Posted by: lula_mae at September 8, 2009 5:24 PM in response to Streetlevel: Provence en Boite Shuttered by DCA

I'm on Henry St. very nearby, on a parlor floor apt. Henry St. can be pretty loud sometimes--nothing insane, but it's def not a quiet street. Especially when the garbage/recycling trucks come by in the a.m. Love the neighborhood, tho, have been here for 7+ yrs, so clearly the noise hasn't bugged me that much.

Posted by: lula_mae at July 7, 2009 9:46 PM in response to Henry Street traffic noise

hey Goldie, you know, i googled "rare cloud formations," and these are apparently called "mammatus clouds." so, dude, you're pretty much right.

Posted by: lula_mae at July 1, 2009 8:57 PM in response to Wednesday Blogwrap

Awesome picture! These were the crazy round clouds from last week when it stormed, right? My husband & I actually had a very nice Brooklyn neighborhood moment when we went out to look at them--a few people stopped & we all chatted about how weird & cool the clouds were.

Posted by: lula_mae at July 1, 2009 4:41 PM in response to Wednesday Blogwrap

If you want to have dinner in Positano, Donna Rosa is really great. It's way up high on the mountain so you have to take a cab. My husband and I really loved it.

Posted by: lula_mae at May 21, 2009 8:59 PM in response to Closing Bell: Amalfi Coast, Here We Come

Thanks lula mae. How frequently do the trucks come? In general is there minimal traffic late night/early am?

Posted by: arbat at July 7, 2009 10:57 PM in response to Henry Street traffic noise

Any other opinions on this? They would be much appreciated, thanks.

Posted by: arbat at July 25, 2009 1:14 PM in response to Henry Street traffic noise

Those apartments, I believe, specify that you must be an all-cash buyer, due to the fact that it is being converted to condominiums one unit at a time and is majority rentals.

Posted by: babs at October 27, 2009 3:08 PM in response to Condo Conversion Question

Babs: Thanks again for your insight! The building has some 20 or so units in it and they are converting the whole building saving a some for rentals. I will have to get the offering plan and look into this a little more. We decided to hit a couple of open houses on our own to see how it goes without a broker. So far, confused but ok. :)

Lula: these are in Prospect Heights / Crown Heights...

Thanks!

Noodlemania

Posted by: noodlemanias at October 27, 2009 3:32 PM in response to Condo Conversion Question