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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Well, Victorian Flatbush is a large area. Some parts of it are near the park and some aren’t.
All parts of it are wonderful, especially on a summer afternoon.
There is of course crime in Victorian Flatbush, though for an urban environment it is pretty minimal.
In my opinion you’re looking in some excellent places. PLG and Victorian Flatbush are really, at least in my view, choice locations right now. Try them both on and see which one looks best on you, given your needs and preferences. I think that’s ultimately what it comes down to in this case. Both nabes are lovely and have a lot of spirit.
I too will attend the tour today. While I am not from the immediate area, I was walking around prospect lefferts gardens yesterday near prospect park and really like it, so I’m curious about the flatbush area.
Walked around the historical section, and like the area, but i’m not sure about crime. looks good though since it’s near the park.
Phillip signs off as “Phillip for Victorian Flatbush”, but it’s pretty clear from his post where he lives and it is not Flatbush.
It amazes me how the people on this blog treat Brooklyn neighborhoods like athletic teams. It is not enough to root for your own team to succeed. You also have to root for the other teams to lose. So silly.
I AM going to the Victorian Flatbush tour later today. And while I am there I will not be thinking about this blog. Instead I will enjoy the comeraderie and friendship of my neighbors in Flatbush, who are not out to do anything other than enjoy themselves and make their neighborhood a better place. I am sorry this is so upsetting to some of you.
Hmmm. I guess I’ll pass on the Victorian Flatbush tour, then. Thanks.
House and neighborhood tours are all great! Those who have spoken previously about the challenges of scheduling are right: there are only so many weekends available. Once you work around Mother’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Father’s Day… and then when it gets too hot… it’s a challenge to find a good day. Conflicts with other tours and events are inevitable. The Victorian Flatbush House tour (details at fdconline.org), for those who don’t already know, includes the interiors of 12 wonderful homes… and many of their back yard gardens. Brownstoner regulars have said how great the tour is in Victorian Flatbush, and they will be right again this year. That said… we can’t imagine a more exciting house tour in all of New York than the house tour this fall in Crown Heights North. The work they have done to get landmarked… and the excitment that comes with this being their first ever house tour… is certain to make their tour in the fall an overwhelming success. What ever you choose to do on Sunday, June 10, 2007… enjoy yourself.
Anon 12:19 here. I know that you didn’t have to but thanks for explaining the reason for the walking tour date Brower Park. I agree that all of the neighborhoods regularly referred to on this blog should be supportive of each other in preserving and promoting the distinct character of each community.
12:19, we were not aware of the date of the Flatbush tour when we planned our walking tour, and by the time we knew about it, it was too late to change the date. We certainly are not trying to compete with Flatbush. All historic neighborhoods are our allies in our battles to preserve magnificent architecture and viable communities. We looked at a lot of dates for our walking tour, and every late spring weekend had a conflict of some sort, with something somewhere. If our turnout is adversely affected by the Flatbush tour, then we’ve learned something, and we’ll be better next time.
We hope to see many people at our first house tour, if not tomorrow. Good luck to Flatbush, I’m sure it will be great.
I agree with you about the Victorian Flatbush tour being one of the friendlier, more open nabes. That’s what sold me on the nabe. I think it has a lot to do with the way the nabe was planned. Having a big front porch leads you to more outdoor activity in the front of your home facing the street as opposed to having only a backyard deck which gears your activity to the back of your house. Being on the front porch naturally allows you to interact more with your neighbors and passers by. This doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy my back yard and garden as well though.
I will also go on the Victorian Flatbush tour. If you’re gonna be outside walking around on a summer day, there’s no better place than Victorian Flatbush with all the trees, flowers, etc. And I love the old homes. Victorian Flatbush also strikes me as one of the friendlier, more ‘open’ nabes.