Weekend Events
Crown Heights North: Walking Tour In celebration of becoming the 79th historic district in the city, the Crown Heights North Association holds its first annual Crown Heights North Walking Tour this Sunday, June 10. Starting point is in front of St. Gregory’s R.C. Church, corner of Brooklyn Avenue and St. John’s Place, at 12:45. The…
Crown Heights North: Walking Tour
In celebration of becoming the 79th historic district in the city, the Crown Heights North Association holds its first annual Crown Heights North Walking Tour this Sunday, June 10. Starting point is in front of St. Gregory’s R.C. Church, corner of Brooklyn Avenue and St. John’s Place, at 12:45. The tour will leave promptly at 1 p.m. Admission is $20, which includes the tour, as well as a Garden Tea at the Community Garden (Bergen and Nostrand Avenues), featuring light fare, international iced teas, and other beverages. Advance sale tickets are available at the CHNA website (www.crownheightsnorth.org). Tickets are also available from local vendors (check website for the list). Sunday, June 10, 1 p.m. at St. Gregory’s Church, 991 St. Johns Pl., near Brooklyn Avenue. (718) 756-1920.
Victorian Flatbush: 2007 Annual House Tour
Sunday, June 10, is the annual self-guided tour of Victorian Flatbush. This year there will be 13 houses on the tour and almost as many gardens. Advance tickets $15, available online at the link above. Tickets on the day of the tour are $20 and are available at the start of the tour at Temple Beth Emeth, 83 Marlborough Road at Church Avenue. It lasts from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Call (718) 859-3800 for more info.
Brooklyn Matters Screening
For June and July, the documentary Brooklyn Matters will be screened each Friday evening at 7 p.m. at the Spoke the Hub Re:Creation Center, 748 Union Street, between 5th & 6th Avenue in Park Slope. The screenings are free, but donations to Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn are welcome at the door. Seating is limited, so reservations are suggested (call 718-408-3234).
Atlantic Avenue Art Walk
This Saturday and Sunday (1 p.m.-6 p.m.), Atlantic Avenue hosts its annual event featuring local artists. The self-guided tour consists of open artist studios and area exhibitions, as well as special events and local merchant participation. The event is free and open to the public.
Pedestrian Safety Forum
This Saturday, the District 15 Community Education Council and Community Board 7 sponsor a Pedestrian Safety Forum for the 3rd and 4th Avenue Corridor, focusing on local traffic problems and their effects on the quality of life in the area. The forum will feature transportation experts speaking on accident trends, pilot projects, and the best ways to prevent crashes. A light breakfast will be served. To RSVP or for more information, please call the CEC office at 718-935-4267, or send an email to cec15@schools.nyc.gov. Saturday, June 9, 9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m., P.S. 24, 427 38th Street, at 4th Avenue.
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Anon at 1:27,
You don’t see as much gentrification because the homes in PLG proper all contain a covenant that they cannot be subdivided into multi-family dwellings. Therefore people who are buying do not have the ability to get rental income off of their properties. The apartments you see listed in the nabe are from large apartment buildings, and homes outside the limstone blocks that do not have such restrictions.
BTW, I took part in the CH walking tour and it was fantastic. The folks from CHNA threw a great event and I am looking forward to their house tour in the fall.
I second what the others say about the Victorian Flatbush house tour. Great Scot, the organizers and participating home owners really outdid themselves this time. Everyone was so gracious and there was a very good ‘vibe’ come the end of the day.
A very happy time. Good job, everyone.
I took a walk around PLG today,which by the way is considered part of flatbush where the house tour was today.
i took the S shuttle train from the C train and got off at prospect park stop, and BBG was right there! I walk down flatbush avenue, and it’s your average commercial strip. lots of stores nothing gentrified, but a lot more than broadway has running through bushwick, and bedsty.
walk around the historial district, around midwood, and maple streets, nice homes well maintained, and quiet.
i did like the area, but still amazed this area is not more popular given it’s location.
according to the city’s demographics it’s largely caribbean people, and that’s who I was in the nice homes in the historical district.
Odd there is more talk/buzz about this area.
I went on the Victorian House Tour as well. I know that the various house tours are not competetions but this was by far the best of the house tours that I’ve been on – all of them CH/FG, PLG, etc. Victorian Flatbush is a big area and the housing stock reflected this, varying from mansions in Prospect Park South built for the early 20th century wealthy, to some of the more modest homes built for the middle class in Beverley Square East. Well organized and volunteers were great. Good Job!
The park is a big draw, but a nabe can have many selling points and proximity to a park is only one of them. Both Bushwick and BedStuy have some awfully nice housing stock, especially in some areas. Having spend a fair amount of time in BedStuy and at least a little time in Bushwick, I have no trouble understanding the attraction of either neighborhood.
Yes, it crossed my mind about crime and the park, but being that close to the park seems like a big plus, and if you say crime isn’t that bad than it might be worth the risk. As long as the crime isn’t as bad as in areas such as bushwick and bedsty, where there are a lot less amenities. The park, BBG, and being so close to park slope seems like big pluses to me.
Looking online the rentals don’t go for very much in PLG – wonder why. Homes in PLG seem to go for the same price as Bushwick and Bedsty – 600s so why hasn’t PLG gentrified way ahead of the talk of these other two nabes – since the park is big draw.
Location wise, both nabes have their pluses and minuses. If proximity to the park is a significant factor, then it’s a no brainer. Crime is not a big problem in either nabe, though you should bear in mind that the park you crave is itself an epicenter for certain types of criminal activity. That’s always the case with parks in urban settings, and you see it even on the PS side of the park.
Yes, stray cats all over the place. City does not have a “cat catcher” like suburban towns have dog catchers.
I see home in victorian flatbush for just under 1 million and they look nice, but PLG has two families in the $600-700 ranges which looks more attractive due to the lower cost and rental income. Plus PLG is right near the park, and the stores and shops seem nice to me. Yes, not Park Slope type stores but good enough for now.
I’m concern about the crime and gunshots though that some on this blog have mentioned, and gang activity.
There seem to be a lot of stray cats in Victorian Flatbush:
(http://victorianflatbushlife.blogspot.com/2007/06/stray-cat-problem.html)
Is this true in pretty much all the neighborhoods in Brooklyn? I’ve seen a lot of them myself in the Bay Ridge area.