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View Article"indigenous" person objects to attitude of white newcomers
This discussion was created from comments split from: Solid Rock Pentecostal Chruch on Classon - LOUD.bklyn50 July 18 QuoteEditDelete 24.228.85.77 I guess that is what comes when you invade the...
View ArticleWe were going to have 15 Mexican restaurants, but Pequena is becoming Korean:...
601 VanderbiltWe were so close to having 15 mexican restauants between Vanderbilt and Nostrand, but now we...
View ArticleRoger That Community Garden May Be Developed
The Roger That Community Garden is holding a volunteer day/rally this Sunday, January 19 in order to raise awareness of the trouble suddenly facing the garden. In the past weeks, the lot was sold to a...
View Article903 Franklin (near Crown) to become Pikliz, a Haitian themed cafe
Food photos: http://yooying.com/pikliz_bkThis was formerly the site of Mountain, a place that served food and did acupuncture.
View ArticleNail salon wars
I haven't seen much coverage about it in the popular media yet, but it seems today a bunch of area nail salons are closed as a result of strike. "All up and down Flatbush".If we believe the media put...
View Articlepreferential rent question
I am about to renew my lease soon. I noticed that I have been paying the "preferential" rent rather than the so called "actual" rent. Can the landlord just arbitrarily start asking me for the actual...
View ArticleWest Indian Carnival Association Events, 2015
It is that time of year again. The West Indian Day Carnival Association is once again organizing concerts and events behind the Brooklyn Museum. In my mind, these events are quite distinct from the...
View Article3120 Glenwood
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3120-Glenwood-Rd-Brooklyn-NY-11210/30750633_zpid/This one sold for over 1m. I walk past the building some days, and from the zillow pictures you can see it looks...
View Article961 Washington Avenue (near Montgomery) to go from 4 stories to 11.
Rebecca discusses the filing with DOB here: "Alteration applications filed yesterday reveal that the 29,000-square-foot structure would more than double in size, growing to just over 63,000 square feet...
View Article689 Washington Avenue (at Prospect), what will you be next?
You were Crown Fried Chicken. You were Skazzy Cafe. You were Prospect Corner. Now you are once again vacant. What will you be next?689 Washington AvenueCrown Heights
View ArticleThe Repurposing of the Armory at Bedford and UNION
(not the Armory at Bedford and Pacific that houses the large homeless shelter)The huge armory at Bedford and Union occasionally hosts a concert, but is underused. That will soon change....What do you...
View ArticleWe are back!
We were offline for a few days as a result of a database crash, but are now back.Experimentation is happening with a complimentary Facebook group.https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465412213764959/So,...
View Article807 Washington (between Keyfood and EP) looks like it is being stripped
A few months ago, Ms. Whynot and I visited an open house at 807 Washington, located next to the KeyFood near Eastern Parkway. As we were greeted, we suspected that some of the hosts of the open house...
View ArticleBrooklyn Back When - Open Thread
This thread picks up where the old one left off. Happy posting!
View ArticleOld and new photos of 774 Classon and 776 Classon
774 Classon and 776 Classon Photo taken very recently:Photo taken just before construction began, when the photographer learned that the buildings had been sold and would be renovated: Photos not taken...
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